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Illinois’ unemployment rate was 4.6 percent in December, above the national rate of 4.4 percent. There were nearly 302,000 Illinoisans looking for work.
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Totaling the unsustainable tax increases and windfall revenue during Pritzker Administration – Wirepoints
May 26, 2026
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With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
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.
Job seekers can thank Pritzker for job losses. His high taxes and probable fraud is driving businesses and people out of IL. IL will be left with only illegals and Medicaid recipients. Then who will they tax if working taxpayers leave?
Sign of the times.