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"'At nearly every correctional facility, (the Illinois Department of Corrections’) operational mission as well as safety and security are negatively impacted by its worsening conditions,' states the report prepared by CGL Companies...Given their past practices, it seems clear that (Gov. JB) Pritzker and legislators will use this report as further support for approving inmate releases."
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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.
Well when Old Joe first moved to Illinois from Michigan, Illinois had capital punishment. I was happy that Gacy was voted off the planet. In Michigan there’s a version of Gacy in his 80s still living off the public trough named John Norman Collins. He’s been feeding for over 50 years now + health care. I suggest Illinois start by rebuilding the death row facility for speed and efficiency. Like the Detroit assembly lines of yesteryear. The new metric would be measured like car builds per shift. Imagine 400 hood rats or carjackers processed in a 8 hour period. JB,… Read more »