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In the first 28 days in June, the number of murders was up 83% compared with numbers from the same period in 2019, Chicago Police Department statistics show. And the number of arrests was down 55%, street stops fell by 74% and traffic stops dropped by 86%.
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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 blight of the 70’s and the gang wars of the 90’s brought Chicago its highest murder rate in its history. 970 in 1974 and 943 in 1992. My guess is that murders will accelerate over this long, hot summer and we could approach these figures. The health of the City of Chicago was recovering in the earlier part of this year but it officially died during the riots. The city is actually decaying right now as crime is shooting through the roof and people are fleeing the city’s dangerous neighborhoods. If history is any guide, Chicago is looking at… Read more »
City murders will be in near record territories this year. So far in 2020 the city is down by 3 from the last 2 most violent years since 2012. If the murder trend continues Chiraq murders will be around 650 to 700 in 2020. Ghetto self cleaning oven has been turned on high and is cooking.
I’m not quite sure but after the recent riots etc., I don’t think that anybody really cares.