Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon guest on AM560 with Chris Krok discussing CTU lawsuit agains Illinois Policy and more
August 19, 2026
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Much of the routine trade and investment between China and America is entirely appropriate and in America’s interest. But inserting the Chinese Communist Party into America’s pay-to-play system and its economic development strategy isn’t just crossing a line. It’s a leap into an abyss of stupidity.
Illinois paid the price for embracing Fauci’s “science.” Here’s the retrospective.
Vanity Project for a few well off people – that’s it. These people are so used to having their way.
Long past due for Northwestern to pay Evanston, and Chicago, a negotiated “payment in lieu of taxes” amount, following lead of other unversities, like Yale to New Haven Connecticut. to compensate the municipality for municipal agency services, as well as financially contribute towards unrealized real estate tax dollars of their significant land-parcel holdings. Northwestern has a had a “free ride” for far too long. Northwestern pays extraordinary salaries to its administrators, charges extraordinary tuitions, and yet fails to pay its “fair share”. Northwestern owns a huge chunk of Evanston, and huge chunk of prime real estate in Streeterville. Its immediate… Read more »
For decades Evanston community activists have been whining that NU doesn’t pay their “fair share”. Fine, maybe they don’t but without Northwestern, Evanston would just be Rogers Park North and the value of their homes would be significantly less.
As for traffic congestion and noise on game day, the stadium was there long before any of the activists moved into the neighborhood. If they wanted quiet streets, they should have moved to Wilmette or Winnetka.
Evanston’s leaders are deliberately destroying what was once a very nice town. This low – barrier homeless shelter – with the requisite crime, drugs and mayhem – is right around the corner from me, close to downtown. Notice preckwinkle is present for this clownish PR stunt – all of those in the pic are intent on destroying Evanston: https://evanstonnow.com/mayor-evanston-must-be-a-yes-in-my-backyard-city/ Mayor: Evanston must be a ‘yes in my backyard’ city “With City Council’s vote scheduled for Monday, several elected officials along with social services advocates rallied in front of the Margarita Inn on Thursday, in support of the plan to make… Read more »
Evanston without Northwestern would be Wilmette or Winnetka.
Not quite.Evanston’s got some rougher sections and I don’t mean the hoi pollei west of Green Bay road.
The Fifth Ward is a sty…