Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer
April 22, 2026
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Summary and audio linked here.
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"Is this healthy for democracy in Illinois? Of course not, especially since Illinois has no tradition of good government to put a brake on one-party rule. Even more especially since Illinois is now ruled by the party of Rod Blagojevich, Michael Madigan, Dan Rostenkowski, and the Daley family. Illinois Republicans used to be able to present themselves as the antidote to corrupt Machine politics, but (Gov. George) Ryan himself damaged that argument."
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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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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.
At one time they used to say “Downstate can not elect a Govenor but it can keep someone from being elected as Govenor. Those days are over as downstaters voter turnout has declined into complacency. It is the will of the people as they will not vote against the Chicago machine in southern Illinois.
Downstate might have a decent shot if they waited for Cook County to report their voting result first. Right now, Cook County waits until every other county reports their results and surprise, surprise, the Cook County candidate always wins!
I feel dumber for reading this article. The author argues it was corrupt disgraced former Gov. George Ryan that turned the state blue. Using that logic, corrupt disgraced former Gov. Blago should have turned the state red!