-- Connecting the dots between our economy, government and business --
State Rep. La Shawn Ford argues legislation that opens the ranks of the Chicago Fire Department to non-citizens equates to putting a bandage on a gaping wound given what he said is the Chicago Fire Department’s history of hiring discrimination and the fact he said there’s been little action taken in Springfield to address the issue.
SIGN UP HERE FOR FREE WIREPOINTS DAILY NEWSLETTER
FOLLOW US
WIREPOINTS ORIGINAL STORIES
Audio and summary Why the Holdup Using Artificial Intelligence to Cut Illinois Government Costs? – Wirepoints
May 19, 2026
10 Comments
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
4 Comments
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
5 Comments
Summary and audio linked here.
The Chicago Fire department does no hiring at all! Hiring is done by the City of Chicago’s administration. So any racial discrimination is really done by the city leaders themselves!
Well they ruled that illegal immigrants can get a FOID card and purchase a Firearm, why not let them bipass this issue as well. They are out to ruin our state! There is a reason that IL leads the country in people leaving for other states.
Another stupid idea brought to you by the state of Illinois.
So there’s AA for some folks, but not for all folks. Not very DEI.