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In Illinois, the population loss has accelerated for seven straight years due primarily to a lack of housing and employment opportunities, as well as high taxes.
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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.
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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 is becoming unlivable everything is so high as we all know, within the next 8 to 10 years Illinois will be just one massive welfare state, it will be the Midwest state of illegals.
DuPage County is losing population?!? How could that be? I thought Naperville, Wheaton, Hinsdale, Downers Grove, etc. were the PERFECT places to live.
Oh, I guess it’s the sky high property taxes, long commutes, frustrating traffic, rising sales taxes, etc. Some of the same things that chased us out of Ill-annoy.
And they are the some of the only states requiring kids to be masked to go to school.
Look who sits in gov seat in both states–only explination needed.