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.
I wonder what Illinois politicians would think of a “Clean Slate Act” for let’s say the disciplinary records of Chicago police officers? I bet politicians would come up with a thousand reasons not to do this…but for actual convicted criminals?
I’m posting too much but I want to add something here. If you hire a maid or a cleaning service or a babysitter, do a complete background check and do not rely on the maid service website or just the recommendation of a friend. When you let someone into your home, they might not only steal objects but also try to steal your identity. Sometimes you even have to do a background check on a relative. An elderly friend of mine had a nephew stay with her for a few days–when he left unexpectedly and very early without saying goodbye,… Read more »
You’re not posting too much.
Two other related issues: Why can’t people in Cook county have access to criminal records online? Also, I believe eviction records should not be expunged. Tenant fraud and not paying your bills is considered normal behavior in Chicago. (That’s one of the reasons rents are so high and why leases are 100 pages long.) There should be a housing provider protection act that would protect small landlords like Frances Walker who was brutally murdered by a violent tenant. Property managers need to be protected too. Crimefree, smokefree apartments should be the goal, and it is possible when housing providers partner… Read more »
The DSA never sleeps in their quest to corrode America.
Important article for me. Criminal histories matter a great deal and if you have access it may save your life. If you have access to a criminal history, it can help confirm your gut feelings that you are dealing with somebody dangerous. It shows patterns and red flags. Sociopaths, gang members and other people with antisocial personality disorder don’t change overnight. Clean Slate Act is really stupid. I have reached my personal breaking point here….I can’t stand the pro-crime world of Pritzker and Brandon Johnson.
I appreciate Chief Weitzel’s continuing efforts to inform us of what is happening with crime, political agendas, state and local laws and with our judges / courts. It appears that the large majority of the people we elect have abandoned any sense of obligation to protect the citizens. Hence we need this information to properly protect ourselves.