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"Even the dean of the school’s prestigious journalism school called out the action as inimical to the free press...Student government member Assem Belhadj explained: 'This is about how to make sure student activism within ASG can be protected in a way that students can speak and have the freedom to dissent on issues without having this fear that what they say will be blown out of proportion and they will be publicly criticized.'"
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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.
Northwestern must be proud. Their little safe-spacers are afraid of a wittle kwittycism.
Hypocritical much?
These woke kids are puss*es. They want all the power that comes from being cultural revolutionaries without the negative attention, risk and hard work of actually defending their doomed philosophies. There is nothing to fear from these children. They are incapable of changing anything beyond their bubble. In the real world they will not last a day. Look for them in 4 years at your local coffee shop with a nose ring, tats and asking if you like whole milk or skim.
Northwestern Used To Be A Respected Journalism School — Now It Is A Place Where Activists Dipshits Want Soviet Style Bans On The Media
Pot meet kettle.