-- Connecting the dots between our economy, government and business --
SIGN UP HERE FOR FREE WIREPOINTS DAILY NEWSLETTER
FOLLOW US
WIREPOINTS ORIGINAL STORIES
Audio and summary Illinois bill would override local law to allow homeless living in all public parks – Wirepoints
April 14, 2026
24 Comments
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
2 Comments
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
9 Comments
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
11 Comments
Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
How about getting rid of the 2 guys who watch the 3rd one dig a hole?
destroys state economy with his mandates
Trump! This is your fault!
The Dictator makes another announcement that he is incompetent and a failure
Perhaps instead of coming up with the idea to provide Medicaid for illegal alien’s over 65 the money would have been better used on real job creation.
also should of thought about the consequences of shutting down the state, you Pritzker are the one responsible for all this unemployment, you are the one responsible for no monies in the rainy day fund I could keep going but I think everyone in Illinois realizes whose fault it is right Pritzker, dig in your piggy bank and donate to the unemployed.
And we really do have to keep all 100% of our state employees on the payroll. Like those hundreds of toll collectors who haven’t collected a nickel for six months. What do they do every day? We really need some federal dollars to keep them fully paid.
Should have thought about that before criticizing the President at every press conference.