Note to readers from Mark Glennon re: Ukraine
May 6, 2026
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Everybody needs a side hustle these days, and mine is Ukraine, where I am now.
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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,
Your comment about downstate Republicans falling for Rauner’s ad linking Ives as Madigan’s favorite Republican was spot on. As an Ives volunteer I heard the comment many times about Ives being a Madigan puppet. Can Rauner now win over many of these Ives supporters?