Mark Glennon

It's long past time to deal decisively with Chicago Public Schools' problems and to recognize that the Chicago Teachers Union is incorrigible. Its members have walked out or struck in...

Remember in May 2020 when Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced funding for an "army" of contact tracers to combat COVID-19? Well, armies of government workers aren't easily disbanded, and we had...

When was the last time you heard of a media outlet firing one of its top people for political bias — left-leaning bias, that is? I can think of no...

In his February budget address, Gov. J.B. Pritzker defended his refusal to pursue meaningful pension reform by saying this: "The fantasy of a constitutional amendment to cut retirees' benefits is...

In the catalog of malfeasance committed by Illinois politicians that brought the state to the brink of ruin, refusal to consider pension reform is at the top. "Politically impossible," they...

A new study by five researchers published this month by the National Bureau of Economic Research found "no evidence that the repeal of (Wisconsin's stay-home order) impacted social distancing, COVID-19...

Bailout folly was sure to be on the table. With markets down about 25% from their recent highs, pension funds are taking a beating, and ideas for bailing them out...