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"One, there's a financial problem; two, there's a jobs problem; three, there's a trust problem and four, there's a fairness problem," Rauschenberger says in a video interview released by the Technology & Manufacturing Association this week.
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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.
Dems do not care what they do to the state only that they keep their “power”.
Forget the everyman.
Power is all they are after and the money they can grab out of the everyman’s pocket.
The flat tax is an Illinois constitutional protection that we should be very reluctant to give up. The “progressive” income tax is really about giving the state much greater income tax flexibility than it has now. And it wouldn’t be wise to trust the same politicians who have made so many phony promises about taxes and revenues. State Sen. Rauschenberger provides some good examples of decades-long “trust issues” with Illinois government’s taxing and spending management. The bottom line ought to be clear to anyone: “Their talk of ‘progressive’ is only important when it comes to them getting more revenue. This… Read more »
The state would have expanded tax authority if the voters approved a progressive income tax. There are too many trust issues. State government wants a free pass to continue avoiding reform and making bad choices.
Funny not, wait until there retirement annuity’s get taxed, you want to see people scream holy hell. Remember when November comes and vote NO there is nothing good about this.
We need to show them who’s boss.
The people promoting the adjustable income tax are the same ones that said the last tax income tax hike would be temporary.
Only call it a progressive income tax if you want it to pass.
The majority of voters in Illinois will vote for anything that is associated with the word progressive.
The word is out. Many voters will be educated about the progressive tax well before they hit the polling booth.