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The latest data on homelessness in Illinois from an October report by a Department of Human Services task force shows the state had 25,787 unhoused people on the night of the annual “point in time” count in January 2024 — a 116 percent increase from 2023. The increase is largely driven by migrants who have been sent to Illinois by other states.
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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.
Doesn’t surprise me in the least. First we accept the future voters i mean illegals . Than you have state taxes on your income, gas, property and food. And any other thing they can tax. Figure out a fair budget and quit looking at citizens as personal checking accounts
Sent by other states ?? Illinois welcomes ILLEGAL INVADERS to keep the population numbers up for all the residents who are leaving . Plus are the border states supposed to take care of the 10-12 MILLION ILLEGALS BIDEN ALLOWED IN ???
Bet none of the illegals are homeless.
I see job postings everywhere, get a f… job you lazy a…s
article doesn’t make clear how much of current homeless housing funding is funded with ARPA-COVID $?