Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer: Illinois Budget’s New Taxes Face Serious Constitutional Challenges
June 12, 2026
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A mess of uncertainty and litigation is sure to follow.
With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
Lori is hot to clean up La Salle St. it’s looking a little shabby under Lori’s stewardship. It’s undignified to have the mayors office on skid row!
1.TIF raises property tax rates.
2.Property values are decimated by high property tax rates, and nobody wants to develop an area with high property tax rates, as it is anti-profitable for non-corrupt investors.
3.Chicago/Illinois gives TIF money to developers.
4.Loop back to #1.
Another Lori Dream. She’s incapable of addressing real issues, so she spouts vague dreams that will never mature. Chicago could be the worlds exclusive manufacturer of wooden bells. She’ll christen the new residential neighborhood Bedlam on La Salle.
Lori, people will take more pride in their home when they actually have to pay for it.
Look what Section 8 did for Roger’s Park. Turned a decent place into a shooting gallery.
Delusional Lightfoot Planning To Trash La Salle Street In The Loop With Low Income Housing