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Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer: Pritzker Extracted $162 Billion in Additional Taxes From Illinois Residents While State Remains 50th in Bond Ratings, Fiscal Cliff Ahead

June 2, 2026 2 Comments

Audio and summary linked here.

Totaling the unsustainable tax increases and windfall revenue during Pritzker Administration – Wirepoints

May 26, 2026 26 Comments

Two people standing side by side indoors against a brick wall; man wears a black quarter-zip sweater and plaid shirt, woman wears a blue striped sweater. With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too

Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer: Federal Judge Finds Cook County Liable for Unconstitutionally Stealing Property Equity, Legislature Did Nothing to Prevent It

May 21, 2026 2 Comments

Mark Glennon: Federal Judge Finds Cook County Liable for Unconstitutionally Stealing Property Equity, Legislature Did Nothing to Prevent It Audio and summary linked here.

Why the Holdup Using Artificial Intelligence to Cut Illinois Government Costs? – Wirepoints

May 19, 2026 10 Comments

Hands typing on a laptop with floating AI dashboards and a small robot hologram nearby. 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.

Poverty hits Black, Hispanic Chicagoans hardest, but education, jobs fix that – Illinois Policy

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Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer: Pritzker Extracted $162 Billion in Additional Taxes From Illinois Residents While State Remains 50th in Bond Ratings, Fiscal Cliff Ahead

Totaling the unsustainable tax increases and windfall revenue during Pritzker Administration – Wirepoints

Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer: Federal Judge Finds Cook County Liable for Unconstitutionally Stealing Property Equity, Legislature Did Nothing to Prevent It

Why the Holdup Using Artificial Intelligence to Cut Illinois Government Costs? – Wirepoints

Note to readers from Mark Glennon re: Ukraine

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