Foxx has not endorsed either candidate — retired Justice Eileen O’Neill Burke or Clayton Harris III— but Harris has been endorsed by the Cook County Democratic Party and Foxx’s political mentor, County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. 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.
You all need to work on your attitudes. This is a different environment. Nobody likes the status quo’s candidate. Let’s working on giving all of them the middle finger. Nikki Halley recently lost to ‘none of these candidates’ and I can’t think of anything more poetic.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/nikki-haley-set-win-nevada-republican-primary-victory-will-be-hollow-2024-02-06/
There hasn’t been an upset in Cook County politics in 50 years. The machine’s favored candidate always wins, by hook or by crook. Burke is naive to believe that she has any chance of winning. It’s noble of her I guess to keep up the charade. She should just concede today and give the job to Harris. Even Todd Stroger won in 2006 even though no one liked him and he was the son of the former Board President and there were other good candidates. But he still won. Again, there are no upsets in Cook County. The winner of… Read more »
Burke has 773 followers on X and Clayton Harris III has 171. I know X isn’t the real world but it does show there is zero excitement to replace Kim Foxx. ‘High’ turnout in high crime precincts in the city and south suburbs will decide this race, as if it the outcome wasn’t already predetermined.
I really hope I’m wrong about this; and I will celebrate if I am.
Why not use some of your free time to get the word out?
Wasn’t Todd “ installed “ into the office before his fathers corpse was cold and summarily voted out at the first chance?
If Burke wins Taxwinkle will torpedo her.
I have always been intrigued all my life why endorsements like this are so important because, to me, a voter that relies on endorsements quite often votes a party line rather than making individual selections based upon their own judgement.
Taxwinkle has made her choice. No need for a sham election. Move on .