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.
Where are most of those tax dollars going? To the local school districts which continue to have larger and larger budgets every year with declining enrollment. There are close to 11 separate school districts within a short distance of Homewood. Flossmoor/Hazel Crest/Thornton/Brookwood/Prairie Hills/Bremen/Harvey/Bloom/Brookwood to name a few. Is consolidation ever discussed? Each has their own super and supporting staff. All top heavy in administration. Many are already taxed there into oblivion thanks to Ptell which is in Cook County but not Chicago. https://tax.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/tax/localgovernments/property/documents/ptellcounties.pdf
Average Illinois property tax rate – 2.25%
My property tax rate in CO – 0.6%
Stay in Taxistan and keep paying up for public sector union simpletons!!
I voted with my feet over 20 years ago and have an extra $200K in my bank account.
Da Judge
Pay up, Suckas!