Note to readers from Mark Glennon re: Ukraine
May 6, 2026
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Everybody needs a side hustle these days, and mine is Ukraine, where I am now.
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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.
Gov. Rauner should avoid rhetoric that resembles the “Bush policies drove the economy into a ditch” refrain that Americans heard for so long.
Jim, I think there’s a little difference between complaining about someone who was in an office for 8 years (and left 6 years ago) and certain people who have been in position for decades. He’s being a bit circumspect by not naming specific people, but I imagine some people know exactly who he is referring to. In any case, he is promising specific action at the end of the op-ed (which I didn’t have paywall problems with, but I don’t know what’s up with that): “If legislators are willing to reform how we do business, they will find me an… Read more »