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.
Granny flats, in-law or illegal apartments…whatever you want to call them, are ubiquitous in Chicago. As a trilingual, retired real estate appraiser with a 30-year career in Chicago, I’ve seen lots. It was such a pain to honestly note the improvements on the appraisal, as nobody wanted to deal with the illegality. I used to avoid taking accurate pictures, or tell the owner to move the stove temporarily. The issue with additional apartments in single family homes is always the second, or third kitchens. There always have been, and always will be, these currently illegal improvements. The homeowners need the… Read more »
This bill promotes making single family homes int apartment buildings.
That’s one way to make your PT bill more affordable: have everyone chip in, even granny!