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.
Corruption 101 is taught to every politician elected in Illinois. Madigan stole millions of dollars for himself and his cronies. Burke stole millions for himself and his cronies. Daley 2 stole millions for himself and his family. Aldermen, state reps, state senators and a host of other elected and appointed individuals has filled their pockets with bribes and kickbacks for decades and on a rare occasion one will get caught. Madigan, by April 2024, will be too ill to stand trial. Burke will reveal some medical issue that would prevent him from the stress of a criminal trial. The city,… Read more »
Everyone knew it was going on. This is how things are done in Illinois, always has been this way.