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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.
The way the White Sox keep sleepwalking through the season is keeping us out of the ballpark. The Cubs were supposed to suck, but not the Sox.
Not paying $11 for a beer to witness that.
Until MLB gets the salaries of all the mediocre players under control– which isn’t likely– this won’t get any better. Most of the stars ern their money, but it is the cost of all the mediocrity that kills the ticket prices.
Moved to SC. North Augusta has three year old high tech stadium that Cubs and Sox farm teams play in. Can enjoy game, great concessions, free parking, all for the cost of what parking at a Cubs or Sox game would, along with easy accessibility. Another benefit of getting out of IL