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University of Chicago's Charles Lipson: "When your city elects a mayor whose main job qualification is 'organizer for the Chicago Teachers Union,' you get what you paid for, or rather what the powerful CTU paid for. With Mayor Brandon Johnson, you get a special bonus, an unwelcome one. His proposed policies are unworkable, unaffordable, and deeply unpopular in the city that elected him less than a year ago."
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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.
Lori started this – “Wall Street’s Seismic Shift Propels Dallas Past Chicago, LA” https://finance.yahoo.com/news/wall-street-seismic-shift-propels-103000072.html
Brandon will make it worse with his policies.
Mayor Johnson was put into office to appease the CTU, thats it. The CTU is happy.
I have read the article with much interest. Is the food desert issue a mayoral problem or is it a problem with the behaviors’ of Chicago’s populations? Regarding the migrants the Mayor’s platform supported a sanctuary city. The CTU backing says it all regarding any school issue the Mayor has. The people voted in favor for the mess that Chicago is and the sad part is that tax dollars generated outside of Chicago are funneled into that mess. If only there was a way to cut Chicago’s outside funding but, as I assume, Chicago trades Democrat votes for funding. Voting… Read more »
I was out in Kane County the other day. Kane County is absolutely a food desert. Most people live in these big subdivisions with nothing but tract homes, paved roads and cornfields for miles, and miles, in either direction. THERE ARE SIMPLY NO STORES IN THE MIDDLE OF THESE SUBDIVISIONS. The closest grocery stores (all 50 of them) are over 5 miles away on Randall Road! Every store is on Randall Road. The zoning won’t allow for stores anywhere else. Just Randall Road. My god, the horror, they have to drive 5 to 7 miles. If you live in a… Read more »
To get things done in government you need two things– a good plan and good execution. Brandon has neither. A bunch of ridiculous plans that the majority of people don’t want to see implemented. Plus a total inability to execute anything meaningful because he doesn’t have the staff, the experience or the personal skills. It is going to be a long, ugly four year administration for this hapless bunch of revolutionaries.
It makes for some facinating listening/watching. Yuri Bezmenov is LHAO right now.
Brando has zero solutions, he only creates more problems. Chicago residents should fear the next issue he decides to focus on, as he’ll only make it worse. It’s not like his predecessor set him up for success, as she had the same ability to leave a mess wherever she went. The economic engine of the once great city is dead, and more non-contributers arrive daily. The social engineers (JB, Brando, Toni and Evans) cater to the dregs of society, accelerating the decline. Madness.
Brandon’s in charge now and he’s here to loot. He’s irritated the migrants are getting all the lootin’ in before he does.