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State Sen. Paul Schimpf, R-Waterloo, represents part of Region 4: "COVID-19 hospitalization rates in these counties remain low with no threat of exceeding medical capacity. Nevertheless, the Governor has decided that bar stools, reception halls, and groups of 26 or more people are not allowed for the next 14 days."
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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.
Maybe the rolling restrictions are an unconscious plea for help by Gov. JB: “Stop me, before I restrict again.”
The “resurgence criteria” warning limits on the Illinois Covid-19 Danger Dashboard remind me of a boss I once had. When we were preparing some pro forma financial statements for a project, we asked him, “How do we come up with those numbers?” He then raised his hand and pretended to pluck things from the air, rather like JB and the IDPH wizards.
Or how about vote for my new progressive tax or I will impose more sanctions?