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Last year, a jury found the 69-year-old Mapes guilty of lying to a federal grand jury when answering questions about a broader investigation into Madigan and others. He was sentenced to 30-months in prison. It is unclear where Mapes will serve his time.
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Totaling the unsustainable tax increases and windfall revenue during Pritzker Administration – Wirepoints
May 26, 2026
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With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
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.
Loyalty to a man with no morals is no way to go through life Timmy. Now you get to waste some of the precious time you have left on this earth to think about how misguided you were. The people of Illinois that Madigan screwed over won’t lose any sleep over your avoidable misfortune.
Madigan will be his cell mate later this year!!