Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer: Illinois Budget’s New Taxes Face Serious Constitutional Challenges
June 12, 2026
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A mess of uncertainty and litigation is sure to follow.
With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
A big part of the problem is the automatic renewal of exemptions. If homeowners were required to complete annually a simple form, saying “I still own and reside in this property (and, if applicable, I am still old and/or a disabled vet),” errors wouldn’t occur unless the taxpayer lied. I think previous Assessors had this annual requirement. Yes,it’s a tiny burden, but so much simpler than the income tax.
Does the $930,000.00 include the tax break governor WIDE-LOAD got when he ripped the toilets out of one of his spare mansions ?
Just curious