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Lightfoot told reporters the likely cost of the program would be $8.5 billion. “That money doesn’t exist right now,” Lightfoot said, adding that she would move as fast as possible to replace lead service lines once funds are available.
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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.
Eliminating fluoride from the water would help some. Fluoride leaches lead from pipes according to some studies. Check out http://www.fluoridealert.org or just search fluoride and lead. PubMed has studies. There are mixed theories about fluoride and lower IQ’s in children but IF fluoride does in fact leach lead out of pipes over time it is the lead exposure what can cause lower IQ’s. There is no reason to put fluoride into the water due to most toothpaste has fluoride now and when it was first put in water in 1945 to reduce dental caries there was no toothpaste with fluoride… Read more »
No wonder all the suburbs are ending their purchase of Chicago water!
Now, I wonder how long it will take for Evanston to privatize its water works for the benefit of a bunch of multi-national corporations?
I am serious here. Let’s get a pool going on this one. I say it’s no more than one to two years.
Don’t wait on Pritzker and Chicago Democrats:
https://waterfilterspot.com/best-water-filter-for-lead/