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“I think the President’s performance, and that’s I think probably the most apt word, just adds to people’s feeling that he is not in control, that he is understating the gravity of this horrible situation that we find ourselves in every part of our lives, that has been affected by this every part of our lives, has been upended," Lightfoot said.
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Audio and summary Illinois bill would override local law to allow homeless living in all public parks – Wirepoints
April 14, 2026
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If this bill passes, say goodbye to local control over all Illinois parks and expect to see open drug and alcohol use, needles, no sanitation and fire hazards, but no ordinary park users.
Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer: Chicago Fiscal Crisis Worse Than Pre-Bankruptcy Detroit, HIV Surge and Public Health Threat From Open Borders Goes Unreported
April 10, 2026
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Summary and audio linked here.
Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer: Chicago pension buyout plan mostly shifts debt rather than eliminating it, property tax surge doubles inflation over three decades
April 3, 2026
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Chicago’s political leadership is floating a pension buyout program as evidence it is seriously addressing the city’s thirty-six-billion-dollar unfunded pension liability, but Mark Glennon, founder of the Illinois policy research organization Wirepoints, said that the proposal moves debt from one column to another rather than reducing it, and that the broader fiscal picture facing the city continues to deteriorate across every measurable dimension. Audio here.
WBEZ and Chicago Sun-Times falsely blame Texas Gov. Abbott for 2020 to 2024 surge in Chicago Latino HIV, AIDS infections – Wirepoints Quickpoint
March 31, 2026
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Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
Says Mayor Lightfoot who lost control of her city, allowing looting and rioting while initially declining offered Federal assistance. And shootings and murders have skyrocketed in Chicago since the death of George Floyd in May 2002, primarily due to blacks shooting blacks and browns shooting browns. And the City of Chicago debt is outrageous due to her Democratic predecessors, yet she has not declared an emergency to freeze collective bargaining pay hikes. And the city with no rainy day fund shuts down the economy more than many others in better financial condition. And the list goes on and on and… Read more »
Obviously May 2020.
Mirror mirror on the wall who’s in control of Chicago, sorry groot it’s not you. Damn you mirror your just like trump