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When he was first elected in 2015, Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa was the only Democratic Socialist on the City Council, sparring with former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his veteran colleagues, bringing a burst of progressive politics to a council long tied to the powerful Democratic machine. But last month, the 35th Ward alderman was officially named zoning chairman and Mayor Brandon Johnson’s floor leader, two of the most powerful roles in City Council. SIGN UP HERE FOR FREE WIREPOINTS DAILY NEWSLETTER
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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.
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Kiss new development in the City good bye. No developer with any brains is gong to put up with what this radical socialist will demand. RR’s promotion tells you a lot about where this mayor is going to take the City– and the City Council– in the next few years. Soon it will be Caracas Norte.
Truly the worst of the socialist shit-rats in City Council — as far as Communists and Socialists go, they all deserve to end up like their hero, Che Guevara — shot by firing squad/body dumped in the Bolivian jungle
We’ll find out soon if he’s a true socialist ideologue unswayed by practical concerns, or if he’s just another greedy, vain and corrupt politician on the take.