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.
Teds the right guy for the job!
My takeaway was that Schutz tried to leverage the conversation into anti- Trump territory at every opportunity. And I was interested in the sheriffs plans if only he hadn’t been interrupted repeatedly.
Never really heard Mendrick or Heidner speak before. Mendrick seems like Ted and he agree on a number of things. Heidner came off (at least to me) as a loud mouth braggart who wanted everyone to know he’s rich and connected…not what Illinois needs. The moderator totally lost control of the 60 minute session and Heidner went on and on about how he knows everyone and telling stories of how compassionate he is with his enormous wealth. Ted politely and with dignity asked Heidner about past contributions to the Pinhead and Kim Fox and mentioned that they were troubling for… Read more »