Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer: Spencer Pratt in Los Angeles Mayoral Race Offers Chicago a Blueprint
June 4, 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.
From the Trib website: Lightfoot: “Three key policies: 1) Pass ordinance ensuring affordable housing will be built in all wards; 2) Create a new Mayor’s Office of Public Safety to drive down crime and reform policing 3) Approve a graduated real estate transfer tax to create more funding to eliminate homelessness. Three key positions: 1) Wants to eliminate the Police Department’s gang database; 2) Backs civilian oversight of the Police Department; 3) Supports abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.” Preckwinkle: “Three top policy proposals: 1) Increase the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2021; 2) Create a Mayor’s… Read more »