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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
The record high budget is “austere.” In this state you can really just say any ridiculous thing and get away with it. And as for the tax on the ultra-rich– one nice thing about being ultra rich is you can move out pretty easily, Mayor.
Chicago and IL wouldn’t recognize an austere budget if they ever saw one.