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Mayor Jim Ardis said the city, including the police department, does not have the resources to investigate and enforce possible violations of the order. However, he said, the Illinois State Police could intervene. “We shouldn’t give businesses a false sense of security that the state won’t come in and enforce the governor’s (executive order) and potentially revoke their liquor and gaming licenses.”
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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.
Jag Boy thumbs his nose at the President.
Trump trumps Pritzker
Drive on the state highways and interstates and try to find a state trooper on them, rarely, if ever will you see one. So its then a great idea to take troopers off the road to enforce mask violations and close down mom and pop businesses because of edicts issue by Jabba. Meanwhile in Wisconsin and Florida Jabba and his family of “big boned” kids and wife enjoy whatever they want. Pigster lives at the corner of Double Standard Lane and Hypocrisy Avenue.
What a coward. Every mayor, elected official, and every citizen has the moral, civic, and patriotic duty to oppose the tyrant Dictator
Yet Peoria is one of the most economically depressed cities in Illinois along with high unemployment and severe budget issues this mayor better wake up. And yes he is a coward.
The mayor of Peoria works for the people of Peoria, not the governor. The mayor is elected by Peoria voters, not appointed by the governor