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Mayor Brandon Johnson’s tax increases include hikes in property taxes, personal property leases, the city shopping bag tax and the tax on streaming services. Hikes are hitting vehicles with more speed cameras, parking taxes and rideshare fees.
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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.
But. But. But. De Shopping Bag Fee is for de environments. For de plastics bags to saves de planets. To make s peoples use de papers bags. Rahm said its for de planet and isn’t a tax!!! Right??
I thought you didn’t do raggedy, Mayor Raggedy?
This is nothing but raggedy, you Marxist POS. It is never about cutting expenses and cutting taxes with you servile scum. It is always about raising taxes and increasing costs.
Who would have guessed? No cuts or savings. Just more taxes. WHAT A SURPRISE! Maybe you people aren’t worth saving.
Hey Marshall is that tumble weed blowing down Michigan avenue, we’re all the folks go.
Well Golly!!! No Reforms just tax increases. Guess who is getting all those taxpayer $$$. Those who are well organized and have a large voting block. The rest of us thruout the state are on our own as individuals.
I certainly hope it doesn’t affect Thumbs Down Guaranteed Income check. That would be a shame.