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.
It sounds like these schools need to make teachers feel more valued. Increased pay and improved pensions? Maybe allow retired teachers to work while collecting their pension? If you want qualified teachers you need to pay up. Don’t be cheap about it taxpayers.
I’m so tired of this lame a$$ argument. Illinois is already ranked #9 in the country in teacher pay, CA is #3, NV is #24….
https://www.business.org/hr/workforce-management/best-us-states-for-teachers/
The teachers unions will forever complain that teachers are underpaid, and no amount of money would ever be enough.
It sounds like pay will need to increase all over the country. Supply and demand.
I think you just missed my point entirely….
And you missed mine
I think they can work certain hours and still collect their pensions. Many supers retire get their pensions and find another job or move to another state and collect another pension or paycheck. There may be a limit on earnings but not sure. Up in Wisconsin’s then Gov Walker changed the rules on receiving a pension and returning to work or so called double dipping. Now if you retire and return to work you are limited to the number of hours you can work but if you exceed those hours I think you have to suspend the pension not sure… Read more »
I believe current retired Illinois teachers can work 120 days per year. If they work more than that they will have their benefits suspended. My point is that if there is a teacher shortage they may need to alter those rules. I believe the 120 day threshold was temporarily increased a few years ago and is scheduled to revert to a lower threshold in June of 2023. May need to up it to the full year and allow more double dipping.