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.
Here in Rockford our Senator Syverson is a primary investor in the group that will build the casino complex that will result from the legislation he’s pushing. It’s all “yay” and clapping with no concept of conflict of interest.
Wow. Do you remember where you saw that confirmed?
Mark.This is a somewhat similar story. Sen. Syverson opposed an expansion of a $126 million neonatal unit at Swedish American hospital while being on the board of directors of the new competing $505+ Million Mercy Health hospital in Rockford and was the only paid director there at $19,500. Although legal? Ethical? he may have considered to recuse himself. Article can be found at RRSTAR.com dated March 4, 2018. The hospital also received many abatement’s and permit cost reductions at taxpayers expense. This shows how many politicians work both sides to their advantage. Also in Beloit there are negotiations going on… Read more »