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Several measures to extend the spending deadline past Dec. 30 are currently pending, including bipartisan legislation in both the House and Senate. Raoul and the attorneys general are urging Congress to pass one of these measures to give states and communities additional time to utilize the precious COVID-relief resources.
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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.
The Attorney General is now sticking his nose into economic matters? Why doesn’t this incompetent fool ignore the cameras and focus on his area of responsibility? I guess the IDES fraud, corruption, and crime have resolved?
Excellent point now he is a economic advisor like Pritzker is a M.D and Ezike knows what she is doing. And yes IDES needs to be his top priority! Kim Foxx will handle it ?
Illinois is desperate for more fed funding? But why hasn’t illinois spent the CARES ACT its got? Still a mystry as to how much of the CARES ACT $ have been spent to date?
Why is it a mystery, because they stole the money that’s why
Raoul –needs to talk to Nancy “I’ve got to get my hair done” Pelosi between drinking binges if possible–she admitted she is the reason things have been held up.