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Union SD 81 has rebated a total of $1.1 million over the past six years, according to Union SD 81 Superintendent Tim Baldermann. This year's rebate is equal to 65 percent of what a tax payer paid to the district; In New Lenox, that amounts to an average of $2,000.
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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.
For decades here in Illinois our Schools have had a “spending” problem – not a funding problem. And the spending is always on their salaries, benefits and expense accounts (ie. wining and dining, throwing parties for themselves, gifts, etc – celebrations) It has not been for the education of the children – as is evident with the US placing 25th in academics. Parents and taxpayers have finally woken up – but look at what it took.
Wish vvsd365u would learn from this, but they love to spend spend spend, no accountability for this school district.
Dist 205 in Rockford will never do this. Too many raises /bonuses/pension spikes (Dist 205 is #1 in state for pension spikes and penalties) and administrative bloat to take care of.