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Justice Thomas Kilbride is embroiled in the most expensive Supreme Court election in Illinois history — and he doesn’t even have an opponent.
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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.
Kilbride is a perfect example as to why we need Ken Griffin. He forces the IL Dems to spend their money on candidates they wouldn’t have otherwise. Every union dollar thrown at this election is a union dollar that cannot be spent elsewhere.
Interesting story . . . I’ve seen a lot of ads concerning Mr. Kilbride and wondered what all the fuss was about. (Thanks, Wirepoints!) Also looks like the Chicago magazine story has an error or typo: it says, “Kilbride’s 2nd district, which runs from Kankakee to Moline. . . .” I believe that should say that Kilbride is for the 3rd district. The plan for defeating Kilbride and (eventually) replacing him with a Republican seems as much “longshot” as “long term thinking.” Per the article, “If Kilbride isn’t retained, the other six justices will appoint a placeholder to serve until… Read more »
He is Madigan’s puppet