Totaling the unsustainable tax increases and windfall revenue during Pritzker Administration – Wirepoints
May 26, 2026
23 Comments
With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
-- Connecting the dots between our economy, government and business --
Audio and summary 
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.
5.2 Billion.
It makes me want to stop paying.
And of course no true attempt to recover fraudulent payments. No, of course not.
Back in March Fed Labor Dept gave states $653 mil to stop unemployment fraud. What has Illinois/ IDES done with their cut?
No one beats Illinois for fraud in government programs
I was thinking the same thing, is Illinois/ IDES #1 nationally on a per capita basis for unemployment fraud?