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Illinois became the first state to prohibit book bans in public libraries earlier this year, but state lawmakers could expand the reach of that law. A plan from Sen. Mike Simmons could prohibit school districts and staff from limiting access to biographies, memoirs, and other books or materials about race, sexual orientation, reproductive health, gender identity, religion and human rights.
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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.
Illinois Democrats Want To Cancel The First Amendment — Silence Parents And School Staff Who Object To Kids Being Forced To Read Books With Graphic Porn, Divisive CRT Race Hate Poison
Banning books is a dog whistle for Librarians Grooming Children with Gay Porn. I’m not exaggerating, this is exactly what they mean. Sen. Kennedy grilled our grifter of a Sec of State about this at a senate hearing a few weeks ago, he read graphic passages from two gay pornography books. Alexi said the content was ‘disturbing’ and said the law was designed to prevent the banning of To Kill A Mockingbird….LOL, what a complete lie, a total farce. Like anyone is trying to ban To Kill a Mockingbird in the 21st century. Banning books is really about librarians grooming… Read more »