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.
Everything that CTU does is a money grab.They aren’t teachers.They are parasitic thieves.
Similar story I read about in Sugar Grove. The Crown Group owned by a wealthy family is getting TIF money to build numerous projects. Over 700 acres of productive farmland was deemed “Blighted” so that TIF money can be transferred to the company. The taxing bodies including the school district is concerned that money will be diverted from them to special interest groups.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/29/crown-community-development-agrees-to-share-tif-funds-from-proposed-sugar-grove-project/