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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.
So much science
16 ounces at a time….
$10 at a time
Illinois is gripped by a heartless psychopath who has declared himself Dictator for Life. He has given himself unquestioned power to decide which businesses are closed or open using completely arbitrary metrics. He has decided that no human activity is beyond his control. It is obscene that this is happening in America. The system of checks and balances is supposed to protect the citizens from dictators. Where are the courts and the legislature?
Keep voting in these democratic clowns and this is what you get!
I have no sorrow for the bar owners inChicago!
Airports and airplanes. Just like I can, and have been flying weekly on packed flights for – 2-4 hours each – eating and drinking. But, I suspect Boeing, United, McDonalds, etc. etc… have stronger influences in Springfield and DC than any local mom and pop restaurant/bar. Remember – it is all about MONEY.