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.
A $30 million deficit that was closed with the infusion of $46 million of TIF surplus funds.
“The $637.6 million spending plan closes a $30 million deficit …”
Illinois residents are among the relative few who would read that and not scratch their heads.
“We identified efficiencies …”
Uh-huh, and how much did you save the taxpayer through these efficiencies?
Yeah, X amount salary/ year for one of Mayor Stooge’s cronies to ride around in a luxury SUV and say “ Yeah, boss, they’s some homeless ‘round here!”. This clown can’t burn through our money fast enough.
With all the empty city and county owned property in the city, why do they require park space?