Totaling the unsustainable tax increases and windfall revenue during Pritzker Administration – Wirepoints
May 26, 2026
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With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
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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.
As I look at these stories, and see the hum drum of news on a daily basis, a pattern is emerging. I notice that Lori Lightfoot is not leading. She’s dividing. Many of her public interactions are inflammatory. She walks the streets yelling at people to “go home.” She has press conferences with slide shows to embarrass her own employees (the police)! That is not leadership. Can you imagine the CEO of any given company–I’ll pick United Airlines–setting up a press conference to berate his flight attendants on how lazy and pathetic they are? We have… Read more »
It isn’t dividing when 95% of the city agrees with her. She’s bullying when she’s kicking the horse when it’s down.
Bobby Rush.A career pol who hasn’t done squat. The mere fact that ANYONE even puts a mic in his face is enough to make most of us sick. Hey Bobby, if you don’t like them, leave… Guy is a joke.
A former Black Panter who advocated violence to overthrow the US Government. Now a “highly respected” congressman. Tell me the voters in some areas are total idiots.