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These groups of 300 to 400 have roamed the Loop and downtown for consecutive Saturdays, and CPD said it has tactical units ready to deal with the crowds. But with teens turning violent, many are concerned it will only get worse. But Police Supt. David Brown said, “If police are the only people at the podium answering questions, likely nothing will change."
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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.
I’ll say it again: Shoot to Kill. It is the only response to these rioting mobs that will get results.
Wirepoints thanks for posting this, was not aware this crap is continuing. Won’t be venturing into the city for a night out any time soon.
Rev. Robin Hood suggests here that the State needs to “get the summer jobs going quickly”, because these kids are traumatized. More government patronage jobs paying to keep them off the streets…if I heard him correctly. Traumatized. Well, that’s a new term for it. These “kids” destroyed a car with people in it. They put a pitch-fork through the back window, inches away from the passengers heads, they threatened the driver and he had to drive down the sidewalk to get to safety…and we should pay them for that sort of behavior? We should reward people who have that little… Read more »
Robin Hood received thousands from state Senator Patricia Van Pelt for community work, what did he do? It’s time to get tough with these animals. Lori allowed Jamal green her cop hating buddy and his friends to block traffic on Roosevelt and Columbus last night for 4 hours. She told the commander and deputy chief to allow it. These loonies ever had a pizza party. Lori must resign