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In July 2021, Austin was charged with accepting bribes from a developer, including bathroom tile and a sump pump, and lying to FBI agents. If Austin is convicted on those charges, she could lose her pension, since her conduct occurred as part of her official duties as an alderperson.
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Audio and summary Why the Holdup Using Artificial Intelligence to Cut Illinois Government Costs? – Wirepoints
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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.
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Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer – Chicago’s struggling commercial real estate and more
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Summary and audio linked here.
That is a small pension payment compared to what many are getting. They call them Pension Millionaires, there are tens of thousands of them.
Take away her pension and then wait for the screaming of “Rayrayraycissst”
City Council is a the crockpot of corruption — a slow cooked stew of self-serving kleptocracy