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.
When did it become derigour to fleece a traveler? Think airport fees, rental car tax, hotel tax, room occupancy tax……
Chicago already has one of the highest hotel tax rates in the country. At 17.39%, the combined state, county, city and special district rate in Chicago exceeds the 14% median for the 150 largest U.S. cities
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/joe-cahill-business/mayor-elect-brandon-johnson-hotel-tax-michigan-avenue-fee-dnc#:~:text=Chicago%20already%20has%20one%20of,to%20data%20from%20HVS%20Lodging.