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Proposed Legislation to Regulate AI Adds To Our Fight Against Theft of Local News
We have proposed a City of Chicago ordinance to place a moratorium on Large Language Models that employ stolen content from local news publishers like the McKinley Park News, in addition to marshaling others and finding support in the fight against larcenous AI.
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Why I’ll Quit Publishing the McKinley Park News
As if we didn't have enough things to distract us from our reporting on McKinley Park neighborhood news, a horrible new problem now threatens the very existence of the McKinley Park News and our ability to continue publishing.

Chicago Newspapers Join Fight Against AI’s Theft of Local News
Three print newspapers of record on Chicago's North Side are at risk of being shut down due to AI's theft of their content and expertise, just like the McKinley Park News, says Inside Publications Publisher Ron Roenigk.
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