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.
The Bears will be at Soldier Field for the foreseeable future. The McCaskey family does not have the money to fund the development of a domed stadium and a 196 acre plot of land in Arlington Heights. They should sell the team to a multi-billionaire. Jeff Bezos wants a NFL franchise, as does Musk.
Give it up Brandon. The Bears don’t want to stay in a crime infested, failing city . Clean up the crime, improve education, lock up juvenile delinquents, and act financially responsible.
The Mayor says Chicago is “on a hot winning streak!” He must have forgotten about the $1.1 billion City deficit, NASCAR canceling the 2026 race, the new $11 billion pension obligation just handed to him by JB, the CPS budget mess, CTA on the verge of financial collapse, the totally forgotten lead water pipe program, and on and on. Someone needs to adjust his prescriptions soon.