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.
What the value of the home is now was not mentioned. All she said it was less. By how much is important. What is the percentage of taxes to value? The fact is that the value went down and taxes went up does not bode well for housing prices down the road. She is in a Ptell county and when values go down tax rates go up to compensate the lower EAV. This is why taxes are so high in Rockford. Higher taxes lower value lower value higher taxes because Ptell rules states that taxing bodies cannot get less then… Read more »
This is a rehashed article from 18 months ago Freddy. in March of 2020 the article stated her home value had declined to 215k.
Thanks. That helps.
So in 2004 her taxes were $7800 and now they are just under 10K. Her total property taxes have been increasing at a rate that’s less than 1.5% per year over the last 17 years. I’m surprised they have gone up so little. Just because her property value went down doesn’t mean the cost of police, fire, schools, snow removal, etc… have gone down. I am sympathetic to people being unable to afford their home because of property taxes and would welcome relief. In order for that to be accomplished, the voters of Illinois need to grow up and demand… Read more »
Where is the ‘reduce’ expenses portion of the solution? You seem to have forgotten that.
Sure let’s reduce expenses. How much and where? You can’t cut pensions. How about medicaid? Nope. What about education? Health and Human services? Voters won’t like that. Did you cut 6 or 7 billion from the budget? No??? Then more taxes are needed.
Senior exemption. According to the source article, she’s now over 65. Considering how high her assessment was in 2004, I’d wager her house was new construction, so she took an even bigger initial assessment than other Matteson homes.
PPF, I’ll save you some time.
Matteson homeowner, these teacher unions have a CONTRACT! It doesn’t matter if you lose your home while they drink fine red wine and dine on ribeye steak! They have a CONTRACT! And you will pay your last dime to them! That is enshrined in the IL State Constitution, they made sure of that. But it is the voters’ fault. Democracy, majority rule don’t you know?
When will you get that through your thick head??