Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer: Illinois Budget’s New Taxes Face Serious Constitutional Challenges
June 12, 2026
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Audio and summary linked here.
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A mess of uncertainty and litigation is sure to follow.
With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
“ The 2024 fiscal year’s budget again allocated just $100 million for overtime. It will again fall far short of what’s needed, especially as Mayor Brandon Johnson moves to eliminate positions and transition 400 remaining police vacancies into civilian positions.” —civilian positions? Do people really buy into this? Seems like a recall is in order, although I don’t think you can recall a Chicago mayor. The solution is simple and has worked for decades: hire more qualified cops and increase the police technology budget.
How about the so called leadership of the CPD, probably on orders from City Hall, cancelling days off, mandatory 12 hour shifts for several days in a row that’s causing so much overtime? How about the fact that the CPD cannot attract recruits to the CPD because of the multitudes of consent degrees, state laws, uncooperative states attorney, multiple multiple layers of investigatory agencies that review every action even many from years ago to find a reason to suspend or fire officers for the slightest action? How about just the total failure of the mayor, the city council, and the… Read more »
Did you even read the article? … he basically said all of that, smh
The article barely mentioned the continued practice of day off cancellation and mandatory 12 hours shifts. Nothing about the failure of police administration to properly deploy manpower, so I guess I did read the article. SMH!
Well I hate to break it to you Paul but nobody aspires to become a Chicago PO.
Those PO’s that rack up the OT have learned to play the Dems game.