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International arrivals totaled 238,000 since the last full population count in April 2020, according to estimates released March 13 by the U.S. Census Bureau. That influx wasn’t enough to offset the loss of 45,787 Chicago area residents who moved to other areas of the country during that time.
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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.
International migrants? Do they mean illegals?
What is the breakdown between international immigrants (legal) and illegal aliens? Either way, since April 2020, Illinois freebies to illegals still isn’t enough to offset domestic migration to lower tax states. Is anyone in Springfield listening?