Note to readers from Mark Glennon re: Ukraine
May 6, 2026
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Everybody needs a side hustle these days, and mine is Ukraine, where I am now.
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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.
Why do ballots remain uncounted for Amendment 1, yet a few minutes after poling locations closed Pritzger declared victory? Hmmm, yes we know why.
They use exit polling not actually counting ballots when calling it for Pritzker at 7:02 PM. Fox News called it for Newsom right at poll closing time without one ballot counted. This has been done for years. Also, for Amendment 1 to officially pass it will need more than 50% yes votes compared to total ballots. We don’t know this total ballot number until 2 weeks post election because mail ballots are accepted up to 2 weeks after polls close if postmarked before deadline. While it isn’t official yet, Amendment 1 will pass. It currently has more than 2.1 million… Read more »