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.
He is only correct if he means illegal businesses. You know, the ones that don’t pay taxes. They are the only ones thriving. I hear they own downtown Chicago, and they got it for free.
Crains, when you can’t find enough Taradiddle! Crains spouts as everyone exits the city like they’re being chased by a dragon! Credit Bill Fields, Marshals cousin.
This guy should stop sniffing airplane glue. That’s the only explanation for his claim that Illinois is an attractive destination for businesses.
Crains is possibly the worst source of business “news” out there. It’s just paid propaganda for the DEI / ESG mega-corps. They are anti-free markets, anti-free enterprise, anti-freedom and anti-truth
This clueless hack has not had a single good idea to promote Chicago
Keep telling yourself that lie.