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"In the past decade, eight other states have had success getting more drivers insured with similar programs. But this is Illinois, using an automated system generating fines, an outside vendor, millions of drivers’ records and insurance information in a state database. Throw in drivers unable or unwilling to buy insurance and a pandemic economic downturn with nearly 440,000 out of work. What could go wrong?"
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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.
>>>unwilling to buy insurance<<<
Had a friend of mine’s daughter hit as a pedestrian by someone without insurance. There are significant medical bills to pay and so someone doesn’t want to buy insurance yet is out on the road. Amazing how the State sits back and done nothing regarding insurance and drivers but this is Illinois and nothing surprises me.
In the past I’ve heard estimates that up to 25% of all vehicles on the road at any given time are uninsured. In my experience, I’ve found that the crappier the vehicle, the less likely they are to have liability insurance. And in a neighborhood full of crappy cars? You can assume few have any insurance at all.