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Terry Duffy, chairman and CEO of the CME Group, explained that the CME is “no longer four walls with a trading floor.” It no longer owns any real estate in Chicago. It leases offices that can be moved out of the city at the flip of a switch. “We’re not talking about an idle threat."
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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.
This proposed tax exposes Democrat’s depths of absurd stupidity when it comes to basic economics. Day one of such a tax and ALL of the finanical markets leave Illinois for good.
Lori doesn’t care about anything but her south and west side constituency and the Latin X socialists who will get her re-elected. She could care less about taxpayers.
I think a majority of CME employees are working remotely right now and they are not going back until 2021. How difficult would it be for them to move with minimal disruption to their business. Go ahead Chicago dare them, I’ll place my bet on who will win this battle.
Chicago can not wait to KILL THE GOLDEN GOOSE.
CME should move out right now. Higher taxes are coming
CME should have moved years ago to a lower tax state.
If the charge too much money to make a trade another exchange will take away their market.