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David Greising, of the Better Government Association: "Madigan has held his job longer than any state speaker in U.S. history, so it must be hard for House members to imagine Springfield without him. Perhaps the lawmakers in Albany felt that way, also, but they met and acted."
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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.
After New York’s corrupt Speaker was deposed, his successor “pushed for increased school spending … and raised minimum wages across the state…”
Life without Madigan may not be as rosy as many predict these days. Consider that Illinois voters will still be here after Madigan is gone and based upon some of their other voting decisions Madigan may be better than what could be coming. Lori Lightfoot for example could someday end up in that Speaker’s seat. Expecting change for the better is not always what one gets when the game of political music chairs is played. Sometimes, after change, many look back thinking things were better under the older system. Remember this is Illinois and the voters of Illinois seem quite… Read more »
Beauty and political sense are always in the eyes of the beholder.
Yup, it’s gonna be a lost decade. The remainers can stay and rot. No skin off my back – though I’m sad since I was raised here. All good things come to an end, especially when Democrats get control of things, that’s for sure.