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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
Despite what the Day Drinkers of the Civic Federation say, there is nothing prudent about increasing spending over 40% over such a short time.
The Illinois budget must be cut. There is no other way, regardless of what Mr./Mrs./Ms state employee says.
“must be cut”. “There is no other way”.
The other way is to increase the budget. At best maybe you will elect leaders that will freeze the budget for a few years but you won’t be getting any cuts any time soon. Even though there is no other way. lol
Alas and unfortunately, Mr./Mrs /Ms. State Employee, you might be right. This will screw Illinois with a capital “F”.
JB’s budget is a joke. The budget never includes pension payments.
It does include pension payments. The problem is that it does not include additional debt that accrues when the payments are not enough.