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.
I suggest someone in the news media take a close look at those statistics. I bet the Chicago police department is listing a lot of burglaries as criminal trespass or some other minor crime to fudge the stats and make the city look safer than it is. I also bet no news organization will question these statistics as to not upset the current political leadership in Illinois and/or show that certain groups of peoples are more involved in crime than others.
It’s a no brainer. Chicago needs to arrest and lock up criminals. Crime without consequences breeds more crime. Businesses will move out
South American burglary gangs with decades of experience.
No one is held accountable in roughly 80% of Chicago burglaries.
Well, in my town we have a new public safety center and we support our law enforcement officers. Crime is everywhere but Chicago is the pits and Chicago’s mayor won’t work with law enforcement and doesn’t care about public safety.
cause and effect. Johnson and City Council trade blame as Chicago’s credit is downgraded – Crain’s
Analysis: Windy City residents face debt storm, rank No. 1 in financial distress – The Heartlander