Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer
April 22, 2026
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Summary and audio linked here.
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From the outset of the pandemic, as Chicago Public School teachers stayed at home, other city workers, cops, firefighters, paramedics, Streets & San workers, all showed up on the job... “So they worked,” (Paul) Vallas said. “They risked their lives. She called them heroes. And now she trashes them, to distract from the fact that the crime pandemic is out of control, the (police) beats in the neighborhoods are underserved, violence downtown. She uses her war on police and firefighters to distract from her record on crime and the state of the schools, and her budget.”
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Is it true that the aldermen are exempt from the mandate…?
Exemptions? I thought this was a nationwide health crisis?
Yes, and the list of Washington exemptions is extensive.
Lori is telling us why she has the mandate. Because she wants to fire or force the resignation of hundreds or thousands of non-compliant officers. It’s as simple as that. She knows that it will likely result in a lot of ‘Home for Sale’ signs in the five remaining red voting neighborhoods – Mt. Greenwood, Beverly, Edison Park, Norwood Park and Bridgeport. The residents of these neighborhoods pose the biggest threat to her regime, so she calls them insurrectionists, and soon they will be gone! From her perspective, it’s a win-win for the city: she expels non-compliant police officers and… Read more »
Lori is just demonstrating she’s racist creep. Wielding power like a child with a gun. She’s totally lost and will lash out for any reason or perceived non compliance. She’s a hateful stain.