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Yesse Yehudah was initially charged in a 15-count federal indictment in 2020 that involved the not-for-profit Fulfilling Our Responsibilities Unto Mankind where he was the president and CEO. He pleaded guilty Monday to misusing more than $260,000 in state grant money designated to help spur economic development in Dolton and to create a jobs training program.
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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.
It seems every day jb or lightfoot are dishing out some new multi $million$ grant program. Who if anybody in state or city is keeping track of all the funds distributed to see if they are being spent wisely or going to fraud? In the state of Illinois that still can’t figure out or doesnt want to tell how much unemployment $ went to fraud.