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CPD officials had said that order for this weekend only was a result of "current crime patterns." The new memo circulated Saturday doesn't explain the reason for the now open-ended extension, but the Rittenhouse murder trial is now likely to close early next week and a jury verdict could come at any time after that.
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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.
Millions in overtime so the cops can stand on corners and do nothing to interfere with the BLM free shopping schedule
Does that include all the cops that she plans on firing January 1st?
If so, they should probably walk now and stop her from stealing their vacation time as well…
The thugs can’t wait to hit the Mug Mile for a little holiday shoppin!
They are welcome to it as far as I am concerned.
Yea OK, current crime patterns? Shootings, rampant murder, carjackings, robbery. Hmmm…what do all these have in common? The Kenosha Hat Trick hasn’t gone to the jury? We hate the police, but want the police around all the time! It’s like trying to make sense of Covid mandates