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Lightfoot said, "As far as I know, there's not been any charges against him. But that really, that need not be the standard." Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday called for Madigan to resign if the allegations against him were true, saying he was "deeply troubled."
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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.
JB Fatboy says Madigroin should resign but Lightfoot says “not for me to say?”.
Gee, you think the mayor midget might have been on the receiving end of some that cash?
Remember, there is no such thing as a coincidence in politics.
P.S. As far as J Beluga goes, a full investigation into the the way big money funneled loads of cash to certain elected officials to pass on to other elected officials in order to control their votes is also in order. Let us see if he wants that little investigation to go forward. Think I’m kidding? Go take a look at the Burnham Committee financing; where the money came from and where it went. That is how Big Money controlled the Chicago City Council. https://www.elections.il.gov/CampaignDisclosure/CommitteeDetail.aspx?ID=i0Ra51H9xDx2mxrvH5f2iA%3d%3d&T=637306343706363064 Madigan runs the statehouse for them with a similar operation and the Republicans in Springfield… Read more »
“Lightfoot: ‘Not for Me to Say’ If Madigan Should Resign…”
That’s because she knows who the Boss is and she doesn’t have the balls to dare say what needs to be said.