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Mayor Lori Lightfoot and her “authentic” personality will be a cornerstone of the plan to “re-brand” Chicago and help the city recover from the economic havoc wreaked by the coronavirus, the city’s chief marketing officer said Thursday. SIGN UP HERE FOR FREE WIREPOINTS DAILY NEWSLETTER
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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.
The “face of the city” looks like a 12-year-old trying on his father’s suit. Yeah, that will bring the tourists in droves.
She’s an arrogant affirmative action racist cop hater. This was all her idea.
Big mistake to feature Lightfoot center stage in this promotional effort. Some people may like her but many more do not. Better to promote the city and all of its wonderful benefits than her.
But how would you fill up the entire minute of the ad buys?
The City of Chicago was decimated by BLM and Antifa Thugs, not the Chinese Virus!
I assume this was meant as satire.
Is this “The Onion”…!!!??? Lol…
You’ve got an ugly midget as your face man? LOL, only in clown world. Larry looks like he should be on the Bozo show anyway. Do they run that anymore? Seriously, your policies led to a shutdown of the Mag Mile and a decade loss in any business interest to come in. Does anyone think Chicago will have any hope until it actually goes bankrupt and then chooses real leaders? I don’t. The place will fester for the next 10-15 years. I’ll come in now and again, and leave quickly, and safely. No reason to hang out when violence steadily… Read more »
Lighthead’s utter disconnect from reality – whether about the city, state or national issues, or HERSELF, grows at an astounding rate. There is no upper limit to the ridiculousness.
Trying to make chicken salad out of chicken s @ #t. Good luck!
nobody is flocking to Chicago when this is over…
If this is Plan A, then I don’t want to see Plan B!
Plan B is Authenticity plus nudity
The PR guy who came up with this is paid $1.00 per year by the city. That’s too much.
He should be paid with Groot’s Authenticity
This seems like a horrible plan.
Mind boggling.