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During the daily COVID-19 briefing on Wednesday, Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike said in the latest statewide report that children were the third-largest group in terms of the number of cases.
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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.
Don’t worry the intern and the engineer have it all under control at idph
I know of two teenagers that tested positive. They were fine. Not in Illinois. So the testing revenues were not going to Pritzker’s pcoket book.
The same geniuses who predicted a blue tsunami election are now back to their covid panic mongering. I guess the teachers are concerned that they might have to go back to work. Why does anybody listen to these people any more?
I question all of it.
Be very afraid. Every day. Their power depends on it.
I wouldn’t believe those LYING RATS is they told me the sun will come up tomorrow. Look at this one:
“We’ve heard from school after school that parents surveyed by CPS overwhelmingly responded that they were not comfortable with their children returning for in-person learning,” CTU President Jesse Sharkey wrote. “Because CPS and the mayor know that buildings aren’t ready to be reopened, despite their claims in the press.”
Right! The ease with which they lie is remarkable. It’s what they do. Believe the LYING RATS at your own peril. They re-elected KIMMM FOXXX? (he shakes his head in disbelief)