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FOID cards are supposed to be processed within 30 days, and the state is facing 12 active lawsuits over the delays.
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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.
I sent an email to the Governor a couple months ago asking for him to do what is necessary to speed up the process and his response was basically “Ah, how cute.”
the delay is way longer than reported. Pathetic.
I applied for renewal of FOID and CCL on 4/15/20. No response the delays are longer than ISP is saying. Total attempts by liberal democrats to inhibit gun rights.
I am hearing lots of stories like that and it indeed sounds like a 2A violation to me.
I also contacted my state rep and state senator and didn’t even get a response. They are doing it to curtail gun rights on purpose.