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The lawsuit is the second such claim accusing Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx of wrongly attempting to criminally convict a Chicago Police officer for taking actions against criminal activity.
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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.
Didn’t he get the message? The wookie only prosecutes cops, not criminals. Come on, what are they teaching these cops in the police academy?
No comments? This silence is exactly why Chicago is on a dangerous path. The city’s future is being undermined not only by those who cast their vote irresponsibly but, even more so, by those who choose not to vote at all. Accountability and justice should be decided on what is right not what is woke—wrong is wrong, and we can’t afford to stay silent when truth is being buried in politics.
The-1 Goon Squad only solidifies my point.