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Pritzker also wants lawmakers to extend the state’s pension buyout program for another two years through fiscal year 2028. The program has already been extended twice since it was created in 2018 and has reduced the state’s pension liability by $2.9 billion, according to the governor’s office. They predict extending the program will reduce the unfunded liability by another $1.4 billion.
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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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“Fully funded pensions”. JB tells a lot of whoppers, but this is one of his biggest. And I like the line that says none for these reforms will happen without the support of public unions. And the plan to secure their support is exactly what?
Pritzker need to reform. Public pensions. But how would he buy votes?