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Citing an analysis CPS says it has shelved, the Chicago Teachers Union said the school district’s CEO was assessing closing or consolidating up to 100 schools. This is playing out as the district faces a real financial bind, with deep disagreements on the next steps or even what to explore. SIGN UP HERE FOR FREE WIREPOINTS DAILY NEWSLETTER
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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.
From the picture, Betsy Ross school looks like just the place a parent would want to send their children!
Closing a school with 100 staff members and 18 students just isn’t equitable.
It’s actually 33 staff and 28 students but either way closing these under capavity schools would save 100s of millions. It is the part of the right answer.
The goal isn’t to save money. The goal is to provide income to CTU members living in Chicago. Having a CPS job is a very good job for members of the community and often several people rely on that one employed person for income, housing, food and living expenses. Effective, the CPS is a form of socialism, providing income to one employee, who then supports several other community members with their income. Take away those schools, you take away many of those jobs, and the downstream effects are great. They are socialsts, they come right out and say this. this… Read more »
As usual Debtsor, you expose the real reasons political decisions are made.