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"We are hovering over 50%...51 to 55%, which is higher than the average across the country which is more like in the high 40s," said Michael Edwards, of the Chicago Loop Alliance. Edwards said how people get downtown is also important, and he said that’s why the Chicago Transit Authority needs to be safer with more consistent service. SIGN UP HERE FOR FREE WIREPOINTS DAILY NEWSLETTER
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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 is his job to be a cheerleader. And good for him for trying. But until the streets are safer, the carjackings end, and public transportation is completely overhauled, the “secret sauce” is poison. Talk to anyone in the suburbs. They don’t go downtown for anything any longer. Women don’t feel safe going down alone. No women take the train down to meet there husbands after work. No one takes their kids down. Cheerlead all you want, but Democrat policies have to change before there is any substantial change in downtown occupancies and evening activities. It is a shame. But… Read more »
Used to go downtown few times a year with our kids, always at Christmas time for shopping and a nice dinner. Haven’t done it since the riots. Plenty of nice restaurants in DuPage county. Mostly online shopping now, crime has made it’s way to Oak Brook mall too. Armed robberies in parking lot, shooting around Christmas time. Only go there in the morning before the thugs show up.