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"It goes to show what a band of freaks are surrounding Lightfoot, given that this sorry substitute for a man has such a high position of authority in the Chicago Police Department. When police speak of city officials not 'having their backs,' this one went and proved it."
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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.
With Discussion Beginning About Pension Buyout Program For Chicago, Beware of Baloney – Wirepoints
March 28, 2026
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The state’s existing buyout program for its own pensions is the precedent for Chicago, which should be a warning: Look out for similar exaggerated claims and shoddy analysis.
Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer: Chicago’s Fiscal Crisis Has Passed the Point of No Return, Bond Market Already Signaling Collapse
March 25, 2026
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Full interview and summary linked here.
Then Herself rattles more exponential nonsense to cover Carter. Can’t have the ceremony due to Covid protocols. One of Toni’s quick thinking slugs announces there aren’t any Covid rules! It’s a morgue! Toni must be laughing!
People who read this story dont understand how Carter and many other “command staff” of the PD got to be in the positions they are in. Many, including Carter, never passed a promotional exam, not once, but were promoted thru the “merit system” which means those who had political clout were promoted because of who they knew not what they knew. Never passed an exam, some never took the tests and were handed promotions to detective, sergeant, lieutenant and eventually given a command position because of political connections. The upper echelon of the CPD is rife with these individuals and… Read more »
Agreed, Carter wears a chest full of ribbons because he thinks it gives him legitimacy, it makes him look like a clown. The real police don’t need to show everyone how great they are, their reputations speak for themselves. Cater did not earn respect, so he thinks he can fool someone into it. I cannot name one member of the current command staff that is respected or was the real police. Mostly connected and house mice. And keep an eye out for their wives and girlfriends, amazing how quickly they move up the chain and find their way into cushy… Read more »
Disrespectful, Despicable, Eric Carter!
Eric Carter is a complete D-Bag for doing this. He should be fired.