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.
“Mayor Rahm Emanuel cut the head tax in half after taking office, and then eliminated it entirely in 2014, which was credited with helping spur corporate relocation to the city.” After Rahm did that he increased the E911 tax to $5 per line.
yes, s**t-cago – why don’t you chase out some more employers?