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City personnel converged on a large South Shore apartment building Monday, with a heavy presence of Chicago Police officers. According to spokespeople for the office of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, the migrants were evacuated due to unsafe conditions. Some migrants say they were upset with the confusion and abruptness of the situation, most especially because of the inability to retrieve crucially important documents.
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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.
Audio and summary
““I have two small children,” a migrant father told WGN News. “One is two years old and the other is three. And I don’t have anywhere to go…”
Um, howzabout BACK where you came from…???
Lack of planning one your part doesn’t constitute an emergency on mine, so the adage says.