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.
Until they get CTA crime under control, this is going to be a world class bust. Everyone who rides the Red Line– and everyone who lives near or owns a business near the Line– knows it is the conveyor belt for criminals from the South Side to get into the wealthier downtown neighborhoods, do their dirty work, and skidaddle back to home turf.
The exodus from the Loop must also stop and reverse its trend. Absent that, there’s no need for more transit. This one is particularly asinine, though.
You cannot justify the per-ride cost of this thing.
Craig Wall embarrasses himself and journalism in general with this regurgitation of talking points masquerading as news. I expect more from experienced men like Craig. I expect leadership and common sense. However, the realities of the news business result in worthless reporting like this. Chicago newsrooms are populated by people focused less on journalism and more on pushing the narratives of elite political animals and maintaining their access to these political animals by carrying their water. Honest reporting would benefit Illinois’ taxpayers, but would jeopardize Mr. Wall’s job. Note to Mr. Wall: The entire area where this expensive mess is… Read more »
The feds drank the Kool-Aid big time.
So did the people of Illinois