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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That tax rate is why I never get a hotel room in the city or cook county. It is a total insult, and I refuse to pay it. Many very nice lower tax options in the greater metro area, with much lower parking costs (if any) and much lower chances of being robbed or carjacked by some 15 year old delinquent. Same goes for dining out at restaurants.