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Washington state’s attorney general is leading this lawsuit, filed Tuesday afternoon. In addition to Illinois, other states signing on include Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin.
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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.
Illinois AG not missing chance to get his face on TV
The USPS once served a very vital purpose but now has become a useless waste of money that should be put out to pasture.
Before doing so however, I would strongly suggest that all replacements be made to adhere strictly to the U.S. Constitution.
Illinois AG stops staring at his navel and says, ‘yeah boss, I can mark an “x” on the sheet too…”. Marks “x” and returns to Sunday comics…
How about doing something about Springfield
How about doing something about the rioters! Rioters destroy post toffice in Minneapolis …
https://www.postalmag.com/postalblog/photo-rioters-destroy-minneapolis-post-office-55406/
The Obama-Biden administration removed 14,000 mailboxes over the five fiscal years ending in 2017, according to the U.S. Postal Service Inspector General.
More were likely removed before that.
https://nonperele.com/fact-check-obama-biden-removed-at-least-14000-mailboxes/
That’s right, spend some more money wasting time using the pist office. Illinois has lots of extra cash to throw away to support the Teump Derangement Syndrome. JB Pigster and Kwami Whoever are the absolute worst of Illinois politicians.
Illinois never saw a lawsuit they didn’t like. Easy cash for someone – clearly not the residents.