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"The media doesn't tell the true story of Black Chicago," the mayor told a group at a restaurant in the South Side 8th Ward. But African Americans have been hit hardest by a 36% increase in homicides since 2019 — when Lightfoot took office.
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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.
Portrayed as troubled and violent. Stop right there, they are
Lori is completely overwhelmed by the escalating mayhem she facilitated. She expects everyone to deny what they see! Ya know like mimicking the media
Hmm, when will we hear about fatherhood in the hood?
Does Lori not remember being quoted in this article last year…??? Chicago Black Population: 2000 – 1,049,224; 2020: – 787,551; LOSS: −261,673 https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/12/07/chicago-black-population-decline-523563 “We’re not going to get beyond [being] the most segregated city in the country if we don’t start thinking about engaging with our residents,” Lightfoot said, “and really, really rethinking the compact between government and the people in a very different way.” BLACK PEOPLE ARE LEAVING CHICAGO EN MASSE. IT’S CHANGING THE CITY’S POWER POLITICS “Englewood, one of Chicago’s 77 community areas, boasted nearly 100,000 people in 1960 but is now home to about 22,000. Like a tide going out, it… Read more »
If this is true, why doesn’t she move to a South or West Side neighborhood that is unfairly (in her opinion) being portrayed as dangerous? Prove the media wrong, show the world how safe the city really is, and without her police detail.
When your go-to response to criticism is to lie and deny reality — reality that everyone knows to be true — you are a failed leader.