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An interactive map of these properties shows a concentration of vacant properties in downtown Chicago extending through the South Side. Some neighborhoods, such as North Lawndale, have a vacancy rate of about 20 percent. Last year, the city sold 250 lots there for $1 each to a joint venture that plans to build affordable homes.
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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.
What about the vacant space between politicians ears??
No one in their right mind builds in a war zone.