Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer: Illinois Budget’s New Taxes Face Serious Constitutional Challenges
June 12, 2026
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Audio and summary linked here.
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A mess of uncertainty and litigation is sure to follow.
With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
Well it’s too bad that these units of local government don’t rank first in efficiency or delivering value for taxes paid.
Our township road commissioner is pretty much the only line on my property tax bill that doesn’t make me feel like puking. Been at it a long time, does a good job, answers his phone, knows lots of people and how things work. To the article’s point – the three school districts, two libraries, airport authority, sanitary authority (we’re on septic & well) and township-this & county-that which all also tax our property as separate governmental units cost way too much, and do far too little good. Illinois has more taxing governmental units than California, New York, Florida or Texas?… Read more »
>>>We’re both a rural and an urban state. And that rural and urban marriage of communities depends upon the different layers of government.”<<<
So are the other 50 states…
How come they can get by with far less layers of government…?
You could fire every third IL government employee and see no reduction in the limited benefit provided by IL government – IL government only benefits criminals, illegals, crooked Democrats, union racketeers, professional race hustle clowns, BIG ABORTION, and lazy government ghost-payroll do-nothings
This is how da corrupt Illinois Dems keep all of their public sector union masters employed!!
One word – RACKET!!