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In July 2021, a Cook County judge dismissed the criminal charges against Michael Williams, then 66, at the request of the Cook County state’s attorney, who said prosecutors did not have enough evidence to proceed. Williams sued the city in July 2022 and asked a federal judge to ban Chicago from using SoundThinking’s ShotSpotter system.
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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
Let the subversive Soros op Foxx pay him. And bring back Shot Spotter, no matter whom gets their feelings hurt.