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Police published a community alert Sunday evening warning that the children are committing the carjackings at a greater frequency, with six carjackings reported just last Saturday. “I teach this age group and I can’t believe they would do this,” one victim said.
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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.
We must help Johnny.
10 years old hum and you wonder why nobody wants to invest in your sick community. Then of course here comes the sick Chicago news media saying it’s the police fault, then parents and friends all get on tv and say what a wonderful boy little Johnny was he had so much inspiration to become a doctor, bulls—t had a rap sheet a mile long before he or she were 15 years old. But don’t worry it’s always the police department’s fault. Your own sick politicians won’t even back up the Chicago police. But remember when they get the heads… Read more »
Alyssa Blanchard is very naive and dumb. Ten year olds of 2020 are much worse than 10 year olds of 1980, even more so if they’re Black. ☹️
Calumet Heights is crime ridden, like most the south and west sides. ☹️