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A wealthy heir to the Hyatt hotel empire, Pritzker has already cut $250,000 checks this election cycle to boost Democratic gubernatorial campaigns and parties across the Midwest, including Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in Michigan. He also gave $2 million to the Democratic Governors Association last month, according to a person familiar with his campaign.
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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.
What is this utter fascination or more like obsession that JB has with abortion? Someone should tell him that every aborted child is a Democrat to be. He is eliminating over 40K voters every year.
Pritzker can only dream of how stable and free Florida is. After all, Illinois is on its last gasp. You get what you vote for, and those that are staying behind are deaf to the exodus stampede.
JB is delusional. He really is. In his Democrat bubble, he thinks DeSantis is an evil unpopular meanie and no one likes him. In reality, DeSantis is one of the most popular governors with a national profile and he’s extremely competent at consolidating his power. DeSantis is going to win in a landslide this November while JB might be facing a competitive battle for reelection. Jb’s ego is as large as his girth.
Spending money he never earned. Inheriting a fortune is the democrats way.
Gluttony in more ways than one.