-- Connecting the dots between our economy, government and business --
"The Chicago White Sox want a new stadium south of downtown, and you should see the renderings. There's the ballpark, of course, on a premium 62-acre plot along the Chicago River in the South Loop. A hotel and residential units, shimmering in the sun. A lovely plaza. Bars, restaurants, soft-serve ice cream for everyone and unicorns shooting glitter out their horns...Get everything in writing, ideally in blood. And actually, here's a second piece: Make sure the stadium is the last thing to go up, because once baseballs are flying or basketballs are bouncing or pucks are sliding, team owners tend to lose interest in the pretty pictures."
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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Any special seating in the new arena for people sneaking guns past the gate in their stomach folds?