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.
One can wish for unicorns, over-night beauty, answers to all the world’s mysteries. At the same time, there is reality. The reality is that the grocery tax is an existing tax revenue. If the existing revenue is stopped, there has to be another tax or fee to replace it. No one will feel any change January 1, 2026 if the City continues the tax. If the City doesn’t continue the tax on groceries, in real terms, no one will notice that their $50 grocery bill is $0.50 cents less. The concern at the grocery store isn’t the tax on groceries–it’s… Read more »
Refreshing to hear that. Even though most Chicagoans already know it