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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.
My prediction – The shine comes off the Loop soon. Many of the businesses in the Loop have been enablers of Chicago Democrats. There is no reason for LaSalle street to exist, or Wacker.
The shine is already off. There were crowds of 100’s of wildlings, or more, last night trying to resume looting again in the loop. It wasn’t even on the news at all – because that would be racist – but pictures were all over twitter. There were fights everywhere. State St. is still half boarded up. I was downtown a week or two ago for business. The buildings are all 3/4’s empty. No one wants to return to the office wearing a mask. The only people on the street were a odd assortment of bums, vagrants, and teens causing ruckus.… Read more »
This adds detail to what I’ve window-watched for several months now – gradual and near total devolution of the Loop area. Based on the voiding of the E.O., a decent mayor would announce complete immediate opening of everything, from stores to restaurants to the lakefront with no restrictions and there MIGHT be a chance. But NO way. She’s complicit in the takedown and actively working to keep regular people OUT –>
Let’s see if they bother or just save the effort and put it toward Plan B – exodus. Many states will welcome them low-hassle.