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.
Took 59 days in 2024 for Chicago to achieve one day of “no shootings”. But headline should be revised to note “no REPORTED shootings”. There’s reason to assume a fair number of shootings are not officially reported, because CPD wasn’t on scene, and/or didn’t file CPD crime report thereafter to document event. Plenty of Chicago crime episodes aren’t reported, and/or don’t get CPD crime report documentation. Many street-crimes aren’t formally documented. Many people now don’t even bother to call CPD for street-crimes and property-damage crimes – it goes unreported, and so officially not counted. Presto, Chicago is portrayed by officials… Read more »
Can’t wait for the “ crime is down “ crowd to toot their horns over this one.