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Pritzker also noted that Region 1 of the state’s reopening plan, which includes Rockford in Winnebago County and several surrounding counties in northwest Illinois, has seen its positivity rate rise to 7.5 percent. That’s higher than Region 4, which includes the Metro East area along the Missouri border near St. Louis, which currently sits at 7.3 percent.
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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.
Out of 279,114 confirmed cases 8,508 died or 3.1% in Illinois
Out of 12,000,000 population 8,508 died or 0.072% or 7/10ths of 1 %
Approx 1/2 of 8,508 died in nursing homes or 0.036% or 3/10ths of 1 % out of 12M
There is over 96% recovery rate statewide.
Over 655K die in the US from heart disease yearly
” 606K die from cancer
” 80K+ die from diabetes
Wouldn’t it be more prudent to put all the effort and money that’s going for a Covid vaccine to go to conquer those diseases?
Just a thought!
“Bend the curve” became “stop the spread of the disease cold”.
If they can convince you they can stop the movement of pathogens by controlling your movement, your appearance, where you go, and when, they can convince you of anything.
Dr. Priztker has spoken
It’s very surprising that nature hasn’t bent to the Dictator’s will