Note to readers from Mark Glennon re: Ukraine
May 6, 2026
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Everybody needs a side hustle these days, and mine is Ukraine, where I am now.
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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.
They can’t find replacements for the hundreds of officers leaving of their own accord, and she’s going to put them on unpaid status? Don’t be surprised if you see Paul Blart, Mall Cop as a CPD Police Captain in the near future
Don’t forget-Chief Wiggum-Inspector Gadget-Quick Draw McGraw=Deputy Dawg and Ricochet Rabbit all who could do a decent job of Captain. Maybe also Yosemite Sam.
WTF people are now being asked to take an emergency use, untested, experimental drug for a no longer existing virus.
This looks like a standoff that the workers can win. This is because police persons are essential and have numerous and more fulfilling options. Lightfoot should change her focus and stand up to the CTU — I think the teachers have many fewer options. We need police. We only pretend to need teachers. Fewer pretend to need administrators. Closing schools and expelling indifferent or disruptive students could lead (perhaps) to cutting the teacher/admin population by 50%, while reducing the salary budget by at least that amount. Teachers should learn to educate and accordingly become essential. Their functional uselessness is well… Read more »
Lori has painted herself into a corner, again! She should lead by example and fire everyone in CPD regardless of vac status. She’ll show’m who’s the boss!