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 --
There might be no city in America that monitors its police force more than Chicago. There are at least six oversight agencies scrutinizing the department’s every move. Given all of that, perhaps it is no surprise that Chicago police are struggling with a suicide rate that was more than 60 percent higher than the national average.
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You can’t and shouldn’t even try.
The New Marxists own the state of IL, especially the city of chicago, lower case c intentional.
This won’t change until the electorate connects the dots, which they are willfully unable to do.
Great article WP. As an avid follower of SCC, I read daily the things Mr. Nigro states. Watching Lori Lightfoot malign and impugn the police during the 2020 riots was one of the most disgusting displays of “hate-the-pigs” I’d ever thought I’d see in my life. At those moments in 2020, I truly thought that there would be a Blue Walk-Off like the country had never seen and the city would truly devolve into a Mad Max scenario; it’s still possible in the future. The city has Liberals to thank for the state of the city. I repeatedly get hated… Read more »
I hope you are able to read this despite paywall. The Free Press, which is on Substack, is outstanding.
The article neglects the long history of police brutality in Chicago, Jon Burge being an example. Let’s put all the facts on the table.
“Three officers I spoke with pinpointed 2015 as the breaking point. That’s when the city released dashboard camera footage showing the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald, a 16-year-old black boy carrying a knife but walking away from police. The backlash was immediate. In less than 24 hours, protesters disrupted rush-hour traffic until 2:30 in the morning.” Not enough remembrance for you? It might help to actually read the article before pontificating. This article isn’t about the history of police brutality in Chicago. It’s about the PTSD our police end up with as a result of cleaning up sometimes fairly gruesome… Read more »
Go take a knee at the BLM altar of looting, burning, and violence. It will be your happy place
The Burge case dates back to 1982, over 40 years ago. Lot of things changed since then. Now, every action by a police officer is under a microscope or onlookers’ camera, including simple things like a traffic stop. And, every action is automatically assumed to be brutality or harassment. How can anyone function under those conditions?
My grandfather told me that in 1932 a Chicago cop took $2.00 to not write him a ticket. I think it’s time for some serious investigations into police behavior.
That’s a lot of money in ’32…
And the Central Park 5 were innocent.