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 work in construction industry. industry already has “certified payroll requirements”, almost all public works projects require insuring workers get paid, another expensive layer off accounting. on public works projects its the MBE/WBE minority companies that have hardest time meeting payroll simply because they don’t have the banking/credit lines to meet payroll (lot of fake minority companies out there). This laws essentially requiring certified payroll for all construction-public or private!! But I believe, this law is sponsored by trade unions who have a very difficult time collecting dues from small contractors building a strip mall or something, who may be… Read more »
What a great idea! Buildings that don’t want affordable housing units will just pay higher taxes! That won’t do anything to increase the wide gap between the rich and the poor in the city!!!
What a business friendly idea! This will keep the costs of housing and new construction down!