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Madigan has served as the speaker for all but two years since 1983, making him the longest-serving state legislator in American history and one of the most powerful. The agreement makes is appear ComEd became a deep-pocketed extension of Madigan’s empire of political patronage, money and influence.
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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.
AG Lausch is pulling Michael Coreleone Godfather take down of the IL Dem Machine. History will look fondly upon this moment. Your move IL GOP.
RINO Lausch is an ass kisser of the Democratic Party. He is doing nothing. Deferred prosecution, out of sight, out of mind. He refuses to charge countless of Loris criminals who commit hate crimes against white elderly and senior citizens. It’s very clear he is afraid. And why has he let Rahm and the Daley’s, Patricia Van Pelt, Cullerton, the black caucus, Steve Berlin and others slide after documented proof of crimes. He is a Beverly Democrat who takes his order s from the machine. A few low level people will go down but no big fish.