Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer: Illinois Budget’s New Taxes Face Serious Constitutional Challenges
June 12, 2026
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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
Where are the tax bills? I expect them to be astounding when we finally get them!
Ya know, taxes are never popular, but can be rationalized if the benefit is seen as a worth-while cause and provide benefit to the community. The challenge with this Pinhead is what he plans to do with these creative ways of taking more money from citizens (e.g. Tax) He plans to not adjust spending, no adjustment to head count, no change in sanctuary policies and programs…nope, just give him more money so he can plow it into the failing transit authority, spend it on social workers for policing, etc. The additional money taken does nothing for the average citizen of… Read more »
It is going to fund pensions, nothing to do with services for the public.
He couldn’t figure out a budget for a lemonade stand what makes you think he can do the City’s ??? Tax ,Tax , Tax, that’s all he knows !!!
Or personal budget to pay his water bill!
All good news if you are a Chicago slave. Thank you Massa for looking out for your slaves.
Pension costs are driving Chicago to do desperate things to keep the city afloat. The city is burning the wood from the house to keep afloat. This will end up destroying the city. When (not IF) Chicago goes bankrupt, it will be far worse than Detroit. Taxes must keep going higher and higher just to keep up with the pension increases. The money is not going to services, but to pay for retirement at a young age. Pensions will last 30 to 40 years, so this problem will get far, far worse before it is over. The way it is… Read more »