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.
What happens to all of that money not being spent on salary, benefits etc? There must be millions of extra cash laying around so who gets it?
They’ll be lucky to break even in headcount for years to come. Too many are counting the days until retirement. Chicago is going to reap what it has sown.