Sterling Bay is surrendering a swath of land at its planned Lincoln Yards campus to its lender, a setback for the Chicago real estate firm's stalled $6 billion North Side development that stands to substantially weaken its grip on the megaproject. Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560: Why We Need to “Relentlessly” Make the Blue State-Red State Case
November 5, 2026
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Glennon raised the stakes of the moment in broader civilizational terms: “This election in Illinois is not about the usual pedestrian issues… it’s about nothing less than whether Western civilization survives in our democratic republic of America because [the left], just on the open border alone, will destroy the country, and now they’re bringing in the jihadists, frankly, into the party.” Audio and summary linked here.Audio and summary linked here.
New Trier High School made national headlines nine years ago as a “canary in a coal mine” for political indoctrination in public schools. The canaries lived.
Among the consequences of economic growth that badly lags national averages are billions of lost revenue every year. Yet denial reigns in Illinois, fueling the vicious cycle of demand for higher taxes.
Once Chicago goes bankrupt, and the City hikes taxes sky high, there will be zero market for overpriced apartment and condominiums
I see lots of these Big Dream projects come and go around here. It doesn’t seem like the system isn’t set up for them to build the momentum they need to come true.