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.
Know why people do not set foot in the city.
Lori has decided to sacrifice the economic future of Chicago in return for ghetto votes. She has allowed wildings, shoplifting and carjacking just to get re-elected.
“Brookfield, which also owns Oakbrook Center and Northbrook Court malls, signaled its commitment to Water Tower last May, when it bought out its joint venture partner in the mall, UBS Trumbull, giving it a 94 percent stake in the property.” The smartest minds in private equity make the stupidest moves in business! 900 N Michigan was the blandest mall I’ve ever been in. It has the same stores as every other mall in the country. Why visit Banana Republic in Water Tower when you can visit Banana Republic at home? Do people still shop there anyway? Food life was an… Read more »
I don’t know what sales/ sq ft were, but before Pritzker and Lightfoot allowed the Wildlings to terrorize the Mag Mile there was pretty decent foot traffic down there. People liked to get out and walk. Now the place is off limits to most normal folks. Retailers that don’t leave are taking an enormous risk for there is no indication Pritzker and Lightfoot will do anything to stop the Wildlings. Just look at the surge in carjackings.
The Mag Mile and Loop are no go zones for most suburbanites until Lori, Kim Foxx, Tim Evans and their ilk show serious determination to put an end to the crime. With the new criminal reform law just signed, I am not sure the turnaround will ever occur. The convention people know this and are pulling out. Don’t see how that area prospers with only city residents supporting it. Real estate prices down there, including River North and West Loop have to be cratering. I don’t understand it, but this appears to be progress in the eyes of the Democrats.