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Senate President Don Harmon said that the body will turn to its remote committee process this week, rather than meeting in-person. The House will do the same, according to the press release. It is unclear how the governor will deliver the State of the State address.
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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.
Oh good! Emperor Flintstone will again be free to issue whatever unchecked edicts he wishes until the spring thaw.
I planned on making a snide remark about politicians grasping for more ass time than CTU. Out of an abundance of caution we’re taking some snow days, see ya in March.
Well, at least for a few days, the few good people left in IL are safe from the clown show that is the ILGA. Take the whole winter off, we are tired of you and want you to go away.
News Flash! During winter it SNOWS in Illinois!
The mail will get delivered, kids will trudge to school, grocery stores will remain open, streets will be plowed, and trash will be picked up, but the legislature that has been on a semi-vacation for the past two years will huddle in their homes (or poolside in Florida) with their computers to “govern.”
What a bunch!