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.
It would be great to develop the skilled labor workforce, but Illinois is already losing the jobs to surrounding states. Many manufacturing facilities are transferring production elsewhere. Illinois has consistently let manufacturing leave with barely a comment.
Illinois adds 21,200 jobs, but trails most neighboring states in growth