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After Friday, police will now “assume that there may be mobs working with peaceful protesters to inflict violence” at all protests, Police Supt. David Brown said. “We’ll have to change the way we deploy our resources, how we’re trained, the expectations of First Amendment protests have to include” this level of violence.
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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
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Summary and audio linked here.
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Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
Rumor has it that Miracle Boyd was always missing that tooth. I would think that if she filed a report claiming a CPD officer knocked it out she might be in some trouble. Wait, never mind Kim Foxx will smollet any charges.
Miracle Boyd resembles Bobbi Kristina Houston Brown. ?
Looks like the protesters came for a fight, don’t go crying when you lose.
“No matter what I said [to that officer] … I did not deserve to be attacked,” Boyd said.
Boyd cried during the press conference, saying she’s received death threats from across the country and she’s being made out to be a criminal.
So she can dish it out but she can’t take it.