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.
“…the “Unity Plan” would retain the original 19 and create one additional committee: “Police and Fire.” Police and Fire would handle all issues relating to those two departments. The Committee on Public Safety would help deliver Chicago from violent crime in a more holistic way.” So Johnson’s plan is that the Police and Fire Committee is responsible for all Chicago Police Department issues, while at the same time it’s the Public Safety Committee that’s in charge of anything involved in reducing violent crime ‘holistically.’ And I wonder just how that’ll actually play out, boots on the ground, so to speak.… Read more »
Horrible to see Waukespack dumped. Ted and I have met with him, at his request. He’s smart, honest and heard us out politely, though he is a progressive that we don’t agree with on policy. And now there’s a socialist heading the powerful zoning committee. California here we come.