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.
Sanctuary policies enable criminals. And Chicago is a magnet for thieves, drug dealers, and murderers.
My neighbor came here LEGALLY from Venezuela. She followed all the rules and she favors LEGAL immigration also.
Chicago’s corrupt, far-left politicians have no interest in protecting law-abiding citizens/taxpayers. The mayor and the governor have only contempt for crime victims.
Just read that Oak Park’s mayor, on very short notice, called a rally early this week to breathlessly reiterate Oak Park’s unbending commitment to DEI and to soothe “trauma” caused by the Trump admin.. She is also running for reelection, this seems like an 8th grade student government political stunt.
https://www.oakpark.com/2025/02/11/oak-park-leaders-stand-up-dei-progressive-values/
The property taxes in Oak Park are insane. Also, there are too many carjackings there as well.