Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon guest on AM560 with Chris Krok discussing CTU lawsuit agains Illinois Policy and more
August 19, 2026
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-- Connecting the dots between our economy, government and business --
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.
Even worse property value devastation in Illinois collar counties, and even farmland Statewide. (Farmland assessments are rising at parabolic rates, and farmlands taxed at local property tax rates which are often double Chicago and triple the national average.) Farmland will rapidly approach inflection point at which it makes more sense to convert to wasteland (assessed at 1/6th value). Consider that commercial multifamily residential real estate is assessed based upon a CAP rate which assumes roughly 13% of gross income goes to pay property taxes. Northern Illinois farmland in McHenry County pays far in excess of that ratio today. While commercial… Read more »