Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer
April 22, 2026
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Summary and audio linked here.
-- Connecting the dots between our economy, government and business --
"Perception that the city is careening out of control is why it’s becoming clear that the post-COVID-19 recovery in Chicago is lagging that of other major U.S. visitor and business destinations, as the heads of two major hotel chains noted...To put the issue bluntly, Lightfoot’s problem now is making downtown actually safe while also simultaneously soothing stakeholders and fighting the business-killing perception that it is unsafe."
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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
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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.
The Tribune be-clowns themselves! The twin demons? Huh? We all know who the demons are! Oh! I get it! The twin demons; teens and young adults!
Notice how the Trib will never place blame on Kim Foxx or Tim Evans? They are the real source of the problem. For the reason why, read this Chicago Contrarian article.
https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/a-tale-of-two-chicago-progressives
There are no safe spaces anywhere in Chiraq now. Anyplace in Chiraq can now become a murder investigation site faster than a gang banger can pull a trigger. That is anywhere and every where. The whole city is under criminal siege promoted by Kim, Tim and BD Lori.