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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.
Right on everything Mark, and great article ! If he has a conscience he’d go for the easier, natural steps as you listed. If he has a functioning brain and let go of myths, he’d scream out that huge steps are needed such as reducing power of govt ee unions, and reduce total comp pckg of the govt ees. He might even admit the $500Million prop-tax-increase will not solve the pension problem and neither would the $10B Loan from WallStreet. He might say no more pay raises until the state constitution is amended. But that’s venturing into the real disasters.… Read more »
LOL,the idea of Rahm doing anything for anyone but Rahm is hilarious. I mean you are talking about a guy who buried and tied up a investigation into a possible homicide by the Chicago police to aid his own re-election chances.
Rahm was never a legitimate mayor, he falsified his residency in his initial petition and the courts railroaded through so he could stay on the ballot. Rahm was corrupt from inception, a low life scum, a piece of human debris and thoroughly dishonest, he comes from a family of dishonest degenerates and his brothers, amazingly, are even worse.