Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer: Spencer Pratt in Los Angeles Mayoral Race Offers Chicago a Blueprint
June 4, 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.
Chicago taxes on residential properties are no where close to being high as they are here in Rockford/Belvidere and most suburbs. We are at approx 4% of value in Rockford but the last few years home values are up a little due to low inventory. We were at 5.25% of value a few years back and at the same time Chicago was at 1% or so but commercial and industrial were higher to offset residential. All of our properties here have the same tax rate except for farmland. When Chicago residents start paying $52,500 on every million dollar value then… Read more »
Freddy is right. Chicago taxes are not that high compared to other towns in Illinois. Time to pay for the much needed services and raise taxes in Chicago.
Pritzker should also cut spending in all the trump counties that voted to leave Illinois. No need to spend money on people that hate Illinois. Send that money to CPS so we can fund a fair contract for teachers. Time to play hard ball.
Sums it up very well!