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Bill requiring businesses to pay employees during jury duty sent to Pritzker’s desk – WAND (Decatur)
Sponsors said this is an attempt to address the financial disincentives that exist for potential jurors to serve. The National Federation of Independent Businesses opposes the bill, as small businesses believe employees should be paid by the government for jury duty.
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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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Does this mean they will actually put criminals in jail?
JB the Hutt has never sweated a payroll in his spectacularly cushioned life, so yet another takings from business owners means nothing to him. Passing this legislation would simply be further proof that taxation is legalized theft. Par for the course in The Hutt’s anti-business Illinois.
Why doesn’t PIGSTER set up a trust ??? He surely can afford to make up the difference.AOC said
“Billionaires couldn’t make BILLION DOLLARS!”
Sounds a bit discriminatory if you work for a small employer.