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.
Pritzker is getting his money’s worth. He purchased most of the Illinois Judiciary to bend to his whims. Just like Madigan. Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss.
“ Cry baby, cry.Make your momma buy.” The Beatles.
Does anyone know why this issue is a referendum matter? Illinois home-rule powers for a municipality are quite broad. Is there something in the state law that prohibits a city from setting its own real estate transfer tax levels or structure?
I hope people are not surprised by the Appellate court ruling. We all know that the cook county and state judicial systems are totally bought and paid for by the D’s. (If you don’t agree with that, please explain Pritzker and Harmon’s shoveling of millions in campaign contributions and pac money to elect two now bought-off Illinois Supreme Court justices.) We also know that the city, county and state government is totally controlled by the D’s. And the D’s want more of your hard earned money for their wasteful follies. They control it all and are not going to disagree… Read more »