"Do these trustees have no shame? What is the point of flying to Hawaii during a school week while the Pension Fund is woefully underfunded at a 48 percent ratio and most teachers today earn a far diminished pension or no pension at all." 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.
It depends which pension fund you are in. Many are underfunded as low as 18%. Then we have SURS, State University Retirement System is apparently better funded. There are over 31,000 receiving $100,000 or more with some receiving $600,000 annually!
Bring your bikini and sunscreen to work.
“ Dedicated to… the employment benefits community.” The newspeak never ends.