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.
Madigan isn’t as smart as he thinks he is. The article insinuates that Madigan tried to help out his former employee/enforcer/”lieutenant” financially after being fired. He – or someone in his circle – appears to have directed his lobbyist buddies for major utilities to send Quinn small checks for phantom consulting work. The unspoken implication of course is that the lobbyists really felt they couldn’t say “No.” This Kevin Quinn guy is the brother of the alderman in Madigan’s district, but, the checks were coming from lobbyists associated with Madigan. It’s not clear who directed these payments and maybe Madigan… Read more »