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In the House Judiciary-Civil Committee Wednesday, one proposed measure would allow lawsuits to be filed against companies for alleged violations of health care privacy. Representing a group of technology companies, Tyler Diers opposed the measure. saying, “And it would be required for the purchase of everyday activities like purchasing ibuprofen, makeup, deodorant or even something like low-carb bread."
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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.
Sounds like a proposed bill in search of a problem. When that situation arises, it is always a signal that it would be best to just kill the bill.
Sometimes I think the politicians need to be sued for stupidity in Illinois
Or they need an exorcism. They truly seem to be demon possessed. At the very least they are deceived as it is written in the Bible.
2 Timothy 3:13 while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. while evildoers and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. But evil people and impostors will flourish. They will deceive others and will themselves be deceived.