Totaling the unsustainable tax increases and windfall revenue during Pritzker Administration – Wirepoints
May 26, 2026
23 Comments
With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
-- Connecting the dots between our economy, government and business --
Audio and summary 
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.
GREEN GRIFTER ALERT: Illinois Wants Biden Bailout Bucks Green Energy/Electric Car Fraud
Will this be a “create jobs” issue for copper thieves.
Illinois engages in a lot of uninformed policies and ridiculous laws (take the SAFE-T act for instance).
And this one is a doozy.
With all the problems Illinois faces, social and financial, it’s ‘full steam ahead, damn the torpedoes!’
VOTE THE BUM OUT!
So, for .64% of vehicles registered as electric, they are going to strain an already over stressed electrical grid…?
Makes perfect sense for IL…
Agree. No forethought whatsover. It’s not just the electrical grid but also the price. Look at natural gas prices. Nicor is still at $1.24 per therm for August. If this continues heating bills will be double that of last winter and 4 times that of 2 years ago.
Look on the bright side Fred. I expect wood burning stoves to make a come back in urban areas and many Chicogans need the exercise of chopping wood and using an iron wedge to split them. It will become a part of your daily routine.
I’m surprised the Dems haven’t leveraged this development.