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With the Little Village robberies and hold-ups of postal carriers as background, the candidates for mayor were asked to detail their plan to protect workers “who have to go out on the street day in and day out to make ends meet.”
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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.
Maybe Lightweight can force these lazy vendors to hire their own security guards
How ironic. In 2017 the City of Chicago wanted to ban businesses from going cashless. Alderman Burke said businesses would raise prices to cover the service fees associated from going cashless. Let businesses figure out on their own what’s best for them.
This is a bunch of BS. Mayor have you ever thought about having cops (high paid) to do their jobs and protect the poor honest hardworking citizens? This Mayor had a Schmitt pot of cop watching her home, but citizens are on their own. You Suck.
How they gonna pay the help, fuel, food and themselves without cash?
Hombres, don’t leave the hacienda without it!