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Former Chicago Bulls star center Joakim Noah has teamed up with 28 violence prevention groups for The One City Basketball League for young men ages 16 to 25 living on the city’s south and west sides. As teams prepare to take the court, the league is also offering financial incentives for players to go along with job opportunities, off-the-court programs and family services.
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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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Night time basketball…..again and again. It never solved any problems before, it won’t now.
At least it’s a start. Where were all the other sport celebrities with their multi million dollar contracts? Every large city has many from all sports. Did they invest in any small business ventures to help inner city youths? But many signed with Nike and others which are made overseas.