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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 phrase “Indian Savages” appears in the Declaration of Independence. That is unacceptable and not politically correct. The Declaration of Independence must be destroyed. The entire United States should be abolished because the colonists invaded land held by Native Americans. Everyone other than Native Americans should return to their country of origin. Speaking of which, Blacks in Africa and other countries that sold other Blacks into slavery should pay reparations to the formerly enslaved Blacks. And since it’s discriminatory for only enslaved Blacks to receive reparations, all white and Indian indentured servants should also receive reparations. All of the above… Read more »
The Cato Institute sells a pocket Constitution with the Declaration of Independence also included. One year I gave a bunch out for Christmas.
Still amazes me. God Bless America! President Trump will defend it!
Happy Independence Day to all!!!
One of the greatest written documents ever created. God Bless America!
How dare you post a radical document like that!? The Democratic Party, Communist Party and Socialist International will never stand for anything like this.
Just who the hell do you think you are?