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Mark Glennon: Chicago’s Fiscal Trajectory Amounts to “Watching a Train Wreck in Process”
Mark Glennon is Founder of Wirepoints, substack.com/@markglennon. He joined John Anthony to talk Illinois politics
Heather MacDonald: CTA Warning Signs Reflect Broader “Culture of Difference” in Law Enforcement Messaging
Heather MacDonald is a Thomas W. Smith fellow at the Manhattan Institute and author of When Race Trumps Merit: How…
Plumbing Contractor Shuts Down Operations After Obama Presidential Center Leaves Millions in Bills Unpaid
Michael Owen with Adamson Plumbing joined Dan Proft to explain how the $4M he's owed for work on the Obama…
Mark Glennon: CPS Layoff Complaints Ring Hollow Amid Near-Empty Schools and Questionable City Spending Priorities
Founder of Wirepoints, Mark Glennon, on Frederick Douglass Academy, the emptiest big-city school in the nation: "How much more absurd…
Chief Thomas Weitzel: Shotspotter Cuts and Illinois Sanctuary Policy Are Making Communities Less Safe
Retired Riverside Police Chief Thomas Weitzel argues ShotSpotter isn't a crime prevention tool—it's a rapid-response tool that helps officers reach…
Mark Glennon: Chicago’s Pension Crisis Deepens as Property Taxes Fund Fewer Public Services
Founder of Wirepoints Mark Glennon, on Chicago’s pension problems and teen takeover troubles
John Garrido: A New Generation of Chicago PD Has Never Experienced Accountability
Former Chicago Police Lieutenant in the 16th District, John Garrido,says judges need to stop giving repeat offenders a pass and…
Eddie Johnson: Snelling’s Departure Before His Third Anniversary Tells You Everything
Eddie Johnson is the Former Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department. He joined Dan Proft with reaction to the sudden…
Paul Vallas: Chicago Cannot Address Its Financial Crisis Until the Teachers Union Loses Control of the School Board
Former candidate for mayor Paul Vallas reacts to Chicago's 30th mass shooting of the year: “No alarm? No outrage? Is…