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As more people pushed city leaders to re-assess which historical figures are honored throughout Chicago, Lightfoot announced earlier this year the future of more than three dozen statues and public art pieces would be assessed by a monuments and memorials advisory committee. Some of the work of that group has been shrouded in secrecy.
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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.
The decision falls to the porch climbers. Will they approve or destroy the city.
The park district will lose big here. Sophia King, Lori, the Grant Park Advisory council gave into blm and antifa because that’s who they report to and have allegiance to.