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Ald. Andre Vasquez said crime is rising because the Chicago Police Department does not have the trust of Black and Latino Chicagoans and cannot solve crimes. “Without that, everything else is window dressing,” Vasquez said, like putting “Band-Aids over bullet wounds.”
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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
1). Perpetrators are responsible for violence
2). Perpetrators will not be deterred until there are severe consequences for their choices
3). Arrests are futile if perpetrators are not punished
4). No amount of blaming “lack of trust” will make a difference in violence