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.
A projected budget shortfall of $1.26 billion for next year (2026). Based on the current unreliable forecasting by City officials, what that likely means for 2026 is a billion and a half or more of a shortfall. These numbers are starting to get big enough that maybe even poorly educated and totally uninformed Chicago residents will pay attention. And BTW, notice the budget has a10.7 % increase from 2025. Do any businesses you know have that kind of budget increase when they are already on the ropes?