Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer
April 22, 2026
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Summary and audio linked here.
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Chicago firefighters and paramedics had applied to hold a two-hour march near the United Center on day two of the convention to press their three-year-long demand for a new contract that would include adding 20 ambulances. They've now applied for a second permit to march back and forth along a two-block stretch of Madison Street that spans the Kennedy Expressway, with Chicago police officers furious with the mayor for twice rejecting an independent arbitrator’s ruling on police discipline hearings.
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CFD firefighters will be too busy dousing the multiple city blocks aflame from the Democrat’s Brownshirt Army “fiery but mostly peaceful” rioting to take time away for a march and protest. Unlike CTU parasitic slime, firefighters are heroes who put their duty to the city above a contract dispute.
Censorship is alive and well in Illinois.
Just make sure none of the Fire Department members throw a root beer at anyone or you will be in big trouble with Kim Foxxx.
I doubt the communist party that says it’s coming will either.
Try “We don’t need any stinking permits!” or there’s going to be a LOT of fires, maybe they could respond half the time and take 2-3 hours!
Better be careful, CFD. It’s not like you can just block traffic and burn the American flag without a permit. Oh, wait…
STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE
conditions…….the mayor resign!