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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and his city council are at odds with the 2026 budget, but one place they appear to have found common ground is on taxing city-based sports betting revenue.
With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
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.
Everybody needs a side hustle these days, and mine is Ukraine, where I am now.
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People just won’t place sports bets in Chicago. How stupid are they?
To borrow somewhat from Will Rogers “I never met a tax increase that I didn’t like”