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"The rates have been called 'particularly ungenerous to the poorest Illinoisans.' The proponents of this tax hike wish to tax your very first dollar at 4.75 percent, a mere fifth of a percentage point less than the current flat rate of 4.95 percent. This plan would see middle-class and lower-income families paying 25 percent more than we all paid prior to the last tax hike."
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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.
A “fair tax” is one the poor honest taxpayer pays and one that the Greedy Government Pensioner does not. That is what is “Fair”. They are the cause of the problems and are not willing to do anything, I mean anything to help solve them.
Why is it that the Vote “No” for the tax commercials fail to remind people of all the tax’s that were raised and make a list. License plates now $151.00 up 50%/ small trailer plates up 555% from $18 to $118/gas tax’s up 100% plus at least 20 more tax’s. They should say if you own 2 cars your plate costs are up $100 plus gas tax’s. Remind them how much money they have already spent on the increased tax’s vs what little they may save. Chart on side of commercial with a list of increased tax’s would help. Most… Read more »