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“I don’t hold false hope that the Fraternal Order of Police will suddenly change its heart and mind,” said University of Chicago Law professor Craig Futterman. “Change is...only going to occur if you have both a federal court and a federal judge and if you have police leadership and mayoral leadership in place that’s willing to rip that Band-Aid off."
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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.
Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer – Chicago’s struggling commercial real estate and more
April 22, 2026
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Summary and audio linked here.
I ask myself, what changes do they want? How will any of these changes reduce crime? How will any of these changes make Chicago a better place for law abiding citizens? Chicago’s police department is already understaffed, overworked and demoralized. I’ve seen it with my own eyes and the paperwork that occasionally flows across my desk. They can barely handle the case load and respond to crime. Most murders are unsolved and most shootings go unprosecuted. Petty street crime? Forget about it. Complicated or complex investigation? Are you serious? There’s one, and likely multiple, bonafide serial killers (https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/is-there-a-serial-killer-in-chicago-right-now-strangling-women-and-burning-their-bodies) roaming the… Read more »