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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.
One thing is for sure abortion and immigration will be in the top issues next cycle, that is if the remaining republicans are smart. If they think they can sweep these two things under the rug come election time they are mistaken. The church and forgotten non Union working class is the base, rauner just threw them all under the bus.
I’ll go vote next cycle, but I’ll be leaving the governor seat with no vote, voting “null” for governor. It doesn’t matter anymore, I give up.
Will the social conservatives stay home? Or will they put their houses on the market?
Same question for fiscal conservative/social moderates
Is the only way Rauner wins is by Dems self-destructing?
Yes, which is very possible.
So is Rauner running again? It is very hard for me to identify an issue what Rauner has achieved for his base.
Actually, that question goes directly to the point of the article. One person I know who is close enough to Rauner to have an informed opinion on that said his wife’s opinion on whether he should run would be critical.
So Rauner was willing to go back on his word to the Cardinal and his GA Republicans to appease the Mrs.? So will any R be willing to walk the plank in the future if he backstabs them like this?
Rauner vs Pritzer = Pritzker unless Rauner can decode JB’s higher tax plan and effectively communicate it Rauner vs Kennedy = Rauner because Kennedy is sleepwalking and doesn’t motivate anyone to get to the poles Rauner vs Biss = Biss unless Rauner can decode Biss’ higher tax plan and unions don’t shift from backing Pritzker to Biss Rauner has pretty most lost every university and state employee vote that he barely got last election. Hardcore conservatives might sit this election out. Maybe Rauner needs to be primaried. That would pull many dem voters to pull a R ballot to vote… Read more »