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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.
Owners shouldn’t have to pay any taxes, utility bills , insurance premiums etc… they all want thiers,but you don’t get yours.
Most are now taking advantage of it. They received plenty of free money from the USA. They are just taking advantage. Enough of this pandering to artists, musicians, waitresses, bartenders, fast food workers and community organizers. These are not real jobs and should never be treated as such. Pritzker is just pandering for votes.
Just out of curiosity, what are the real jobs?
Rent is retirement income too.
What a moron I was paying my rent this entire time. Seriously, I should have just taken the hit on my credit and saved thousands of dollars.
The free ride will never end
It will end once Blackrock, Blackstone, GS and JPM own all the foreclosed real estate, just like last time. The winners are already selected.