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Chronic absenteeism rates are higher in Chicago than statewide, with 44% of low-income Chicago students missing at least 10% of their days in school.
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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.
Why go to school when you can stay at home with your CPS supplied laptop and play video games?
And in other news 9 out of 10 doctors prefer Camels.
That’s a funny response, but those of “a certain age” will understand the reason for your choosing it, I’m fairly certain, Freddy. Other won’t presumably.
If Mayor Raggedy is still looking for root causes, I submit this as exhibit A.
Perhaps the CPS could budget for this fact and layoff 40% of the teachers and send me a property tax paid refund.
I wonder what the number of no-show teachers are? You just know that these slackers are abusing the system in anyway possible.