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.
“East Dundee & Countryside Fire Protection District…failed to make its Jan. 15 principal and interest payments. It will make them “either upon receipt of the delayed taxes from the County or upon the closing of a tax anticipation warrant, whichever comes first,” “The district’s cash position eroded…because of unanticipated capital needs and over-budget staffing costs” In fiscal 2025, the district anticipated another operating deficit but issued long-term debt equivalent to about 20% of annual revenues to (pay unbudgeted wages and salaries)” This is what near-criminal fiscal mismanagement looks like. How the proverbial pitchforks and torches aren’t being brandished is beyond… Read more »
Saw post on X last year complaining about Tyler Technologies basically screwing up the entire state of Delaware and my first thought was “that name sounds familiar.” This brings up good points about where the origin really lies, but rather than just blaming Cook County find out who specifically approved the upgrade and what kind of due diligence was done on the company delivering on its promises.
Regardless, this should be a clarion call for muni investors.
“When access to other sources of funds broke down, “that’s what caused the problem in Detroit, that’s what caused the problem in Puerto Rico,” he {Richard Ciccarone, president emeritus of Merritt Research Services] said, and that same principle would apply here.”
Don’t forget the same applied to New York
city, The response from Washington for
financial assistance was I believe, “ Drop
Dead!”. Wait for it Chicago and Illinois
“Drop Dead!”, mic drop.
When you won’t follow federal laws and make it more costly and dangerous for federal law enforcement DROP DEAD is the RIGHT ANSWER!