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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.
The delinquency rates on the South & West Sides for the Water/Sewer/Trash bills is a story waiting to be told. However, nobody wants the racist shaming.
Garbage collection is 300 MILLION in the red and BJ argues against raising it to cover the costs?
Sorry but everyone needs to pay the cost to collect and dispose of their garbage.