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Jim Dey: "Illinois is among the biggest losers, its migrating taxpayers taking $6 billion in taxable income with them in 2023."
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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.
It’s not happening. Isn’t that what your soon to be re-elected fat __astard tells you? Isn’t that what your demofilth media complex tells you? I’m sure none of you know anyone who has moved out of the state because of taxes. I personally do not know dozens of extremely high net worth clients who have moved to Florida to avoid the Illinois estate tax. As one demofilth state senator once told me, “There are people and businesses waiting in line to move to Illinois.” Exact quote. The truth is that the “people” that vote for that filth believe it. You… Read more »
That’s an odd headline for this article. Legal migration of wealth an issue of growing importance. Of course people moving from one state to another is legal. It doesn’t need to be stated in the headline.
Is there an implied threat here?