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“I’ve never, in my 45 years here, I’ve seen as much despair and hopelessness as I see right now,” said the Rev. Michael Pfleger of St. Sabina Church.
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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.
“Pfleger said the coronavirus pandemic, recession, escalating unemployment, and demonstrations against police brutality, are providing the perfect storm to churn the tide of Chicago violence.”
Coronavirus pandemic – Democrat overreaction
Recession – Democrat caused through severe shutdowns
Escalating unemployment – Democrat enforced through shutdowns
Demonstrations – All Democrats demonstrating
So……Orange Man Bad?
Hey Pfleger – newsflash – everyone in Illinois is depressed. This place is a sh*Thole and run by idiots. We are taxed to death and more is coming so they can “help” everyone. We get through this by doing what is right as human beings. Enough is enough from our elected officials, including self-elected pulpit priests that love political drama, that say nothing for MONTHS as an economic tsunami hits the state. They stand for protests and say “yeah do something!” But do they? Time after time we elect the same idiots. Elected officials do NOT have our best interests… Read more »