Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer
April 22, 2026
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Summary and audio linked here.
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"While community schools in general have long been supported by parents, including those in the Kids First Chicago network, this aggressive expansion of a specific and relatively unproven model — one that limits families and school communities from having a voice in the decision-making process — raises several concerns. ... And would the CTU still advocate for expanding SCS to 200 schools if they had no influence over partner selection?"
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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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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.
or, as Vallas has suggested, CPS & are CTU hero’s could simply get behind allowing ALL CPS schools to stay open as community centers after hours and on weekends, open & staffed by non-CTU/non-SEIU– community groups, parents, volunteers, etc. But good luck with that ever happening. What do all of the other +800 school districts in state allow for who is allowed to staff schools & programs after hours and on weekends?