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Officers at the scene estimated that between 100 and 150 people, mostly teens and young adults, were gathered in the area when an altercation involving several dozen people broke out around 9:25 p.m. at Cloud Gate, the sculpture popularly known as “The Bean. Chicago police mobilized bike units and extra resources to clear the park.
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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.
‘White Guilt’ Comes to New Trier High School. Will Open Minds Follow? – Wirepoints
November 2, 2026
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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.
Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560: Illinois’ Sub-Par Growth Has Cost State and Federal Taxpayers Tens of Billions, With Worse to Come
October 22, 2026
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Audio and summary linked here.
Billions in Tax Revenue Lost Every Year Due to Illinois’ Anemic Economic Growth – Wirepoints
October 21, 2026
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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.
AS the article says, they were right on time. Followed previous years. Well, good for them. Do any of the folks in the article, who think this is normal and predictable, care to stop it? Doesn’t seem so, just the way it is…tourism will dry up completely if this sort of crap continues. Yes, the convention should be a good test for a cover up. That week, there will likely be a couple thousand National Guard troops downtown protecting all of the important demo delegates…then once the convention is done…back to crime as usual.
‘Wildlings’ are restless.
2023 Thug Mob Wilding Season will be out of control — as BJ The Race Clown handcuffs the police
Just warming up for the Democratic Convention.