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House Republican leader Jim Durkin told the Sun-Times, "This may be the worst budget in recent memory. My caucus will gladly return to Springfield to fix this disaster with a reality check on our finances and hopefully avoid further damage to our state."
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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.
When will the money that’s in the so called “lock box” from increased gas and license tax’s for roads be “diverted” to try to balance the budget? Somewhere between the lines there is probably some obscure language that gives emergency powers to tap into it. Of course someone would have to travel to the Cayman Islands to retrieve the money!
The governor is the nightmare. See him on the tv –the channel gets turned.
He spews lies and he seems to care nothing about Illinois.
He wants to be in the 2024 election. He is concerned about the wider picture.
Let this state tank, this budget scenario should of happened long long before coronavirus, all this governor is doing is putting his fat hand out for all he can get from Washington. The blame game has to stop governor sit down and do your job then I will give you the respect you deserve as being governor, and if you believe that, than I believe you