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’s my hope our new Federal Government, in an effort to eliminate all the confusion and help this state manage the monies it receives, will find it best practice to start sending Springfield much smaller checks going forward.
Chicago’s citizens’ love suing the Chicago Police Department and getting big bucks in settlements. The plaintiff’s bar is missing a big payout opportunity by not suing Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers’ Union for sexual crimes against minors. There is an excellent business opportunity here!
Yeah, people should know exactly how they spent $2.8 billion in Covid funds. In fact there should be a full disclosure by the state of all the Covid funds received and details on how it was all spent. I wonder if there were any questionable payments, or dare I say it….fraud?