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.
Young lawyers can work anywhere now, as remote work is the new normal — Crime toilet Chicago is at the bottom of the list for this crowd
It’s more than just remote work. It’s fewer lawyers moving to Chicago for employment after law school. The pipeline is drying up. Get rid of the Big 10 to professional employment pipeline, and the economic engine of the city dries up. Chicago can’t survive on bodegas, dollar stores, liquor stores, currency exchanges and Boost Mobile retail. J&J Fish will be the city’s largest employer before long.
Another indicator that the Big 10 to Chicago pipeline is drying up.