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.
“Still, there’s risk on Oak Street’s end: the leases are typically for 15 to 20 years, and there’s a good chance the companies can’t survive a recession.”
Yeah right, private equity is just looking to help out struggling businesses in these tough times.
You know the end is neigh when the business is forced to sell assets and lease them back from a bunch of vulture private equity vampires. BB&B, Big Lots, soon these two will join the ranks of Circuit City, HH Gregg, Service Merchandise….