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"Crime is not out of control in our city," Lightfoot shot back in a back-and-forth that was contentious at times. "In fact, crime is on the decline. All of our major indices show a decline in our crime and our homicides and our shootings year over year are down; that's a fact, sir."
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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.
Audio and summary
On camera, so she couldnt live up to her policy of of not answering white reporters.
She really is fun to watch, you can almost see the steam rising off her. Then the show starts and she becomes Cotton Hill having a fit jabbing her finger to emphasize the authenticity of latest outlandish nonsense. How can she possibly have any down time when she’s racing from dumpster fires to dismemberments . She gets no relief as she can’t delegate. At least with COVID she could hide behind the quacks. She’s alone with crime, no one will stand with her.
Wow! That reporter handed the triple threat the bait, and she took it, and she beclowned herself. Big time. She couldn’t have embarrassed herself any more than she did. She should have brushed off the question, made some vague comments, and moved on. But instead, she knows he is right, and she took the bait and beclowned herself.
Great job William Kelly, you have a bright future ahead of you.
Just read the CWB article about the man who was “terrorizing downtown”. Disturbing stories like that have become a common feature here with more to come as Lori allows the homeless camps to expand. I see a lot stuff around this city. Porta john service, pallets of food/etc, a nice view of 90/94. Harboring vagrants, drug addicts, and the mentally ill ultimately only creates more problems. How about all the graffiti practically everywhere. Especially on the interchange construction. Its cringing and embarrassing. Noticeable uptick in my encounters with sh*t heads and creepers around the city too. After one has lost… Read more »