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Being one of only four states seeing population losses during the past decade is a big problem. It makes Illinois poorer and less diverse. It also exposes the deeper problems of jobs and housing.
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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.
At some point Illinois will be in the rear view mirror of many.
I personally know of 5 (FIVE) different young couples all making $100K+ between 30-40 years old all moving out of Illinois for all the reasons mentioned but unsaid being the way the mayor and governor handled this COVID-19 situation. Total government overreach will spook the everyday citizen.
if this “UNFAIR” tax passes I will be moving. period. cya IL ! and trust me I make a lot and am a law abiding, hard working citizen. Just can not take this anti US citizen and anti tax payer government and policies anymore there are just too many greener pastures out there. Its not just the taxes, I fundamentally do not agree with what the Leftists in Chicago and Springfield are doing and I do not agree in what they are pushing on us.