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Summary and audio linked here.
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.
Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
The state’s existing buyout program for its own pensions is the precedent for Chicago, which should be a warning: Look out for similar exaggerated claims and shoddy analysis.
Full interview and summary linked here.
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From cwbchicago.com
CPD chief barred cops from helping ‘surrounded’ Border Patrol agents; woman shot by ICE agents identified – CWB Chicago
https://cwbchicago.com/2025/10/cpd-chief-barred-cops-helping-surrounded-border-patrol-agents-woman-shot-by-ice-agents-identified.html
The reporting on this incident seems to be disjointed and inconsistent. I do not believe that we are hearing what actually occurred.
The rabble-rousers are always videotaping their actions. Why have we not seen any video?
Is it possible that the video does not paint a very picture of their actions?