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.
If we were lucky, Chicago would also adopt a 10% across the board cut. $9MIL budget. $838 MIL deficit.
A 10% across the board cut would erase $838 MIL deficit for the upcoming year. It would not solve all our problems but it would be a start.
Lightfoot, are you listening?