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A string of shootings happened within a span of five hours Friday night into Saturday morning, all on the city's West Side. Among those killed in the violence was a 13-year-old boy.
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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.
These numbers never are in the news. No Television channel even mentions the fact that 46 people in Chicago were shot over the weekend. 7 Killed. I mean…WTF?! Somehow people become so jaded with the frequency of these numbers that it becomes almost predictable. This is the result of the City of Chicago not standing behind the Police to proactively deal with this problem. You want law and order…it can’t be found with a councilor, a coalition or another program administered by a religious leader. The Police have to be able to feel confident that they can enforce laws without… Read more »
This is just another example of youngins
Funnin, move along nothing to see here.