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.
Naperville now charging 1% on family and senior groceries. Their spending is out of control
What this means is that family will have to come up with $120 in the last six months of the year to replace the lost revenue. So $10/month of savings (which no one will notice) will require $20/month of additional taxes in the second half of 2026. And, it’s likely that the $20 per month will stay in place going forward, thus doubling the amount of collected revenue after six months. Absurd.
They didn’t miss it. They realized the lower income population without transportation would be footing the bill. And it really isn’t fair. Cut the wasteful spending to get the job done