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“CARES funds won’t last forever,” Thomas Farmer, Metra’s chief financial officer, said. “We must adjust costs if ridership doesn’t return soon.” Ridership has plunged to about 10% of its pre-COVID-19 level, as remote working and school remain the norm for many commuters.
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Totaling the unsustainable tax increases and windfall revenue during Pritzker Administration – Wirepoints
May 26, 2026
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With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
Audio and summary Why the Holdup Using Artificial Intelligence to Cut Illinois Government Costs? – Wirepoints
May 19, 2026
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A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Note to readers from Mark Glennon re: Ukraine
May 6, 2026
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Everybody needs a side hustle these days, and mine is Ukraine, where I am now.
Metra would do well to get rid of Obama lover ex Illinois chief of staff to crook Edgar Kirk Dillard. Metra is a patronage haven for Chicago dems just like Dillard did when he was responsible for the destruction of Illinois. He gave jobs to Chicago dems and organized crime associates. He’s worthless.