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The IGPA report also found teachers citing that “interpersonal connections and relationships with students, which are some of the most gratifying and meaningful elements of teachers’ jobs, have diminished under all three models” of instruction during the pandemic.
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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.
AJ Kay at RationalGround put it best when she said:
“Schools exist to educate kids, not to employ adults.
Scared to teach kids? There are other professions.
Because, for adults, teaching is optional.
For kids, learning is essential.” – https://twitter.com/AJKayWriter
Illinois teachers – all of the IFT and CTU members – only care about their paychecks and obscene pensions. They dont give a fig about students or education, They are only out for themselves. They hide behind children while pick-pocketing the citizens. Bust these union vermin now.
What you are citing are personal financial motivations of nearly all mankind rather than this one group you’ve targeted. And, should I presume your own personal motivations are far more saintly?
Right. Bust this union now.
I love teachers. I hate teachers unions. If I were King I’d strip all teachers union members of their grossly and criminally obscene pensions and leave them $50K/year. If I were God I’d kick all teachers union members to the curb to live as homeless, destitute and eating Gravy Train dog food until they expire. I think that the reality of Illinois bankruptcy will be somewhere in between. If you are surprised at my dislike of Teachers Union members then you are out of touch with most of Illinois. A once respected profession have steadily soiled themselves into the primordial… Read more »
Sorry, but I guess that you’ll never be king here. You need to find a place where you can become one. Meantime, government in America requires something of a consensus, a meeting of the minds of many. If you do find such a place and become king, I hope you’ll be happy with low taxes for your fellow countrymen. Maybe I could become one to enjoy the advantages of your reign. If you’ve ever had a job where you were a union member then you realize unions can be in your corner and powerfully so. Sometimes that’s a good thing,… Read more »
The greed-crazed union parasites are the biggest threat children face
I think not.
B.S