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The two aldermen also co-sponsored legislation in 2019 to officially replace the Columbus Day holiday in Chicago with Indigenous Peoples Day.
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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.
The Cristoforo Colombo and Italo Balbo statues are idol worshipping. Remove them now! ?
The Chicago Alderwoman and Alderman proposing to tear down the Christopher Columbus and Italo Balbo monuments in Chicago are Rossana Rodriguez – Sanchez (33rd Ward) and Carlos Ramirez – Rosa (35th Ward). Both belong to the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) political party and ran as Democrats in the 2019 Chicago municipal elections. Other members of the DSA on the 50 member Chicago City Council are: Daniel La Spata (1st Ward) Byron Sigcho – Lopez (25th Ward) Jeanette Taylor (20th Ward) Andrew Vasquez (40th Ward) Thus 12% (6/50) of the Chicago City Council are members of the DSA Party. https://blockclubchicago.org/2019/05/01/chicago-democratic-socialists-celebrate-city-council-wins-plan-for-future-i-never-imagined-we-would-have-6… Read more »
The DSAs are pretty bad. They have radical ideas for change that most people don’t agree with.
Chicago is going to burn to the ground again, but under different terms and circumstances
Chicago won’t burn. ?
It’s figuratively burning as we speak. As are most major cities.