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Restaurant owner/operator Mike Madigan of Urbana is frustrated that the Governor put his own metrics aside. “This just goes to show us all the Governor is more interested in control than 'following the science' and standing by his own word about regional metrics for controlling the virus. It is very disappointing that so many small businesses and their employees are having to endure this, especially during the holidays. But honestly, I didn't expect anything different."
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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.
I guess they know China virus won’t be a problem after the holidays?
All we heard was “follow the science”, until the science didn’t support what our Dear Leader want to do. What an incompetent loser we have for governor.
Well now we know who is the real Grinch that killed Christmas.
Won’t open it for the people of Illinois but he has his feedbag on. What state will he be dining in? Wisconsin or Florida or someother state.