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.
And will the bond rating agencies take notice and reduce Chicago’s bond status? Sure seems like the right thing to do and yet the agencies ignore the obvious signs of fiscal deterioration.
Chicago needs to stop progressive spending and political hires. Cut the budget.