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We would be the only city among our peers charging anything close to this. Among the top 10 cities in the U.S. by population, just one (San Diego) imposes any cost on a business based on the number of jobs it creates. And the cost is minimal.
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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
Bloat needs money to survive – lots of money.
The question is Do you want more jobs in the city for your constituency or do you want less jobs and more people to live on government subsidies. ?
San Diegans can afford it. Chicagoans can’t.