Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer: Illinois Budget’s New Taxes Face Serious Constitutional Challenges
June 12, 2026
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A mess of uncertainty and litigation is sure to follow.
With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
As citizens continue to be killed everyday with rampant crime. Great move Chicago!
And you wonder why downtown is a ghost town!
Artists succeed or fail based upon merit, not skin color. Richard Hunt, Kerry James Marshall, Dawoud Bey, Nick Cave, Theaster Gates, and Martin Purtyear are some of the most successful artists to ever hail from Chicago. Music from Chicago’s hoods have had very good runs too. Want to help the arts? End the pandemic hyper-hysteria and race-bait-fueled violence. “Much of the funding will go to creative communities and artists on the South and West sides.” Because they don’t devour enough city resources already? Is this about artistic merit or wealth transfer and vote buying? I’ve got news for you, most… Read more »