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“This has nothing to do with longtime, legacy fiscal issues or pension issues. It has to do with the fact that COVID-19 has wrecked our economy," she said. "If we give in to the heartless Mitch McConnell on so many issues, where is the floor? We are setting a dangerous precedent for the future that will make the new administration’s work that much harder. Because what it says is, if Mitch McConnell draws the line — no matter how unreasonable — we are gonna capitulate to that heartless man who has done so much harm to this country.”
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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.
There is no good faith effort by the Mayor to justify the request for “free” Federal money.
Perhaps find a way to legally freeze salaries and benefits since she says there is a COVID-19 pandemic emergency.
Or heaven forbid reduce salaries and benefits.
Lockdowns galore, salary freezes nowhere to be found.
Open the city up Lori. That would help. Of course, if you, Foxx, Evans and Dart cannot get the carjackings and muggings down to the minimal level we had before the riots and looting, you are going to have to pay me to make a visit.