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"He’s (Pritzker's) showing little interest in moderating the aggressive stance he’s taken since Day 1. That means, in a political sense, he gets all the credit or all the blame. For the time being, Pritzker’s getting a lot of blame."
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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.
The Dictator will gladly moderate his aggressive stance anytime his wife wants to travel, he wants to rehab his mansions or his daughter wants to participate in sports.
I went to CVS pharmacy yesterday and was confronted by a sign that said it was the law in Illinois to wear a mask. Funny but I don’t remember the General Assembly passing such a law. In fact, I don’t remember the General Assembly doing anything. Have we heard from anyone. Madigan? Monique Davis? Buehler..Buehler? McFly? Anyone?
In 2017, Monique Davis retired and was replaced by Justin Slaughter. ?
The Dictator likes fascism and will never give it up
Jag Boy gets the blame for everything. The blame that people do not have jobs to go to. The blame that there are spkes. He is raking in the money because his family has a stake in the testing. This gives him a chance to get away or do things with his family–go voer the boarder to the “working” farm. Working for him because it gets him the hell out of the hell hole.