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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.
What a city and state.More and more Illini are moving here to NW Indiana. They are all glad to get out of that hell hole..
OK, this is merely anecdotal, but I have friends who ten years ago were Chicagoland people for life – now they’re in St John. Others are planning their exits.
Do the people running the state (public service unions) ever wonder why virtually zero families are moving from NW Indiana into Illinois? Do they realize that their greed has made Illinois totally undesirable?
Ring my doorbell and see what happens.
*ding dong ding ding*
Cringe worthy.
So happy do not live there
Batman-Robin-Green Lantern-Lone Ranger-Batgirl-Flash-Green Hornet-Spiderman all wear masks and the only one considered safe is—— Spiderman! So most superheros would not be allowed in stores even though they wear masks.
Your tax dollars hard at work omg no wonder Illinois is such a embarrassment