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As recently as Thursday, Sarah Chambers tweeted to rally special education teachers not to return to work Monday because it’s unsafe. Just a few hours earlier, she posted a picture on Instagram that appears to show her pool side in Puerto Rico and talking about going to Old San Juan for seafood.
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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.
If there ever was a time to break the Communist Teachers Union, this is it. Demand every last one of them get back into the classroom. If they strike, let them. The kids have learned nothing since the teachers went home. The parents know that their kids have learned nothing and will support breaking the union to get the lazies back to work to actually educate the kids. If the strike lasts for six months the kids won’t be harmed any worse than what has already occurred this year. If they go on strike they don’t get paid and can’t… Read more »
I have a better idea. Let’s change the names of most CPS schools to heroes and icons of the LGBTQI+ revolution. This will make everything better!