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Though the city has said the land appears to be “viable” for use as a winterized tent camp for migrants, the pollution testing is necessary to determine if the area is safe for human health. The property, previously owned by a railroad company, at one point included a zinc smelter, an operation that uses heat and chemicals to extract metals, historic records show. SIGN UP HERE FOR FREE WIREPOINTS DAILY NEWSLETTER
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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.
Unless they plan on eating the dirt or digging their own wells, it makes no difference the site is polluted.
Wow, what a twofer Democratic Party intersection. House illegals at a Superfund site. After they become citizens they can then sue for damages.
Actually, they don’t need citizenship to sue.
All of this concern and vitriol could come to a halt if you just rounded the illegals up and shipped them out of the country. They have no right to be here and certainly have no rights to expect what the city is trying to give them. Send them back!