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State Comptroller Susana Mendoza said it would be “catastrophic” for Illinois if Congress fails to pass another stimulus package that includes aid for state and local governments. “And if we don't get that, then you're talking about incredibly draconian cuts to core programs that people need as well as, you need to come up with the revenue somehow. So, you know, it's cuts – which you cannot possibly cut yourself out of $5 billion that you have to make up for.
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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.
Again, draconian cuts to services does anyone in Springfield have any clue as to what to do. Apparently not they are all blind to the signal one issue of Illinois problem PENSIONS, problem is nobody in the statehouse has the brains or the will to tackle the problem. Nothing but a bunch of money hungry stealing politicians and everyone of you know it. I honestly do not believe they understand what is forthcoming in this state as to how serious the situation is, teachers retiring at record numbers keep going keep retiring you fools. Checks and balances hypothetical 10,000 teachers… Read more »
Does she not realize that the Dems are the ones in the Senate who would not go for the stimulus.?
Idiot.