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.
I read a lot. I tried to read this article twice and am totally lost, other than to know the entire mess is a giant hot steaming pile of do-do con job of epic proportions. Honorable reporting writing, some graphs or visuals would have help a lot. Does anybody on team $Brando$ care if average chumbolone schmuck has a clue about budget? you can bet 90% of alders are clueless as well…..and yes, Berg is correct Chicago desperately needs a charter requiring GAAP budgeting, as Chicago is only major city without one…otherwise is just a complete colossal con job and… Read more »
As usual, they don’t link to the document — the audit. And Chicago does not have it posted yet. We will write on our own when the let us see it.