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.
Gosh…Old Joe had to sit thru Pay for Performance lectures back in the day.
They assure us that performance is impossible, so it only makes sense to increase their pay on a regular schedule.
Meanwhile there are many rumors about cutting over 500 positions from CPD, closing firehouses and decreasing fire personnel, reducing ambulances and other cuts to public safety. This while multiple public school buildings are fully staffed but are only at 5 or 10% of student capacity. CTU will fight tooth and nail to stop any school closures, reduction of staff etc. The death spiral of failed democrat policies continues.
SHAME ON THEM………AND THE KIDS CANNOT READOR DO MATH!
Its seems the more Chicago teachers get paid results in lower and lower test scores.
Not the best investment.
High paid babysitters. The certainly are not teaching anyone very much.