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Audience members applauded the announcement. Over the last several meetings, residents have raised concerns that the data center would cause noise pollution and raise electric bills.
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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.
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Interesting how the populace raises up about the potential utility bill increases that data centers might bring yet at the same time cheer Pritzker’s so called green energy initiatives that are guaranteed to raise bills. That’s Illinois for ya.