"And others with loud public megaphones ignore the damage the CTU has visited upon Black and brown children through the shutdown of government schools, instead draping themselves in DuSable Drive virtue signaling.Enjoy, my friends. One thing: Not everyone in Chicago is nourished by symbolism when serious problems are chronically ignored." 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.
Why isn’t Lake Shore Drive named after St. George Floyd, or Garner, or Brown or all the rest of those who resisted arrest? Sophia King and the black caucus gave into blm and antifa in removing the Columbus statues. It’s time to protect our heritage before these domestic terrorists destroy our history.
Another issue other than the phony virtue flaunting is that some of the names the City comes up with don’t mean a thing to anyone–even in the minority communities. Ask people who “Bishop Ford” is and you get a bunch of blank stares even from African Americans. Several folks I have talked to think that Washington Park is named after Harold. And I wonder what percentage of Chicagoans black or white can tell you who Dan Ryan was.
And the Stevenson Expressway, unfortunately most are clueless.