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The city said the reopening of the facilities represents an investment of $35-50 million in Chicago.
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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.
Walmart store losses from “shrinkage ” is stunning for stores located in black areas. I’m surprised they still operate in these neighborhoods.
Walmart is re-opening these stores even though the stores as a group aren’t profitable. Hat tip to them for doing this as it would have been very easy to just abandon all these stores in light of recent events.
They should have abandoned them. My guess is that the stores will quietly close in the next few years…
Walmart, target, Walgreens and cVs should leave Chicago immediately. This is what you will see every time The domestic terrorist organization BLM doesn’t get their way. This is all going to end badly.
It’s not an investment when you repair something that was vandalized and stolen….