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.
It sounds like Illinois (like other employers) will need to sweeten the pot and offer better pay and benefits. Pay them more and move them from tier II to tier I. If not, the state will need to offer even more upfront pay to entice people. Either way, the cost of public labor will need to rise.
A job that’s been unfilled for months, or years, that no one will take, is the very definition of waste and bloat.
Definition of most politicians jobs is waste and bloat and raising taxes. Never ever a spending problem only revenue.
Lol no one wants to live in Springfield a Tier II pension is nowhere near the enticement needed to attract employees. This state is in worse shape that I thought.