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"In sum, restaurants hand over $1 billion in sales related taxes annually, based on $10 billion in sales citywide. In many instances, government takes more than owners themselves. How long will that revenue flow if the businesses generating it drown?"
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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.
Should have been a cop, firemen, or teacher if you wanted to make money. Working 100 or more per week is not for people who want live easy or make money. Most Private sector businesses work for the public sector, not themselves.
Haha. You think people became cops, firefighters or teachers for the money? Sure it’s a good job that can eventually pay a decent wage but if you are jealous of their pay then you are failing at your own chosen profession. Time to look in the mirror. Most people I work with in the private sector would never work for such low wages.
PPF buy this business. Give it a try and see how much fun it is.
‘3 strikes’: Owners to close Chicago boutique after repeated burglaries – NBC5 (Chicago) | Wirepoints
No thanks. Buying a failing business isn’t really worth my time.