A turbulent week for Chicago’s finances is prompting fresh scrutiny of the city’s long-term fiscal health, as municipal bond buyers balked at a major refinancing deal and analysts drew parallels between Chicago’s structural problems and those now engulfing Germany.
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.
Good stuff. Mark, you should try to get on to Megyn Kelly’s and Nick Fuentes’ respective podcasts. Both are right-thinking and Chicago-based and (obviously) great platforms that would be great amplifiers for WP.
the best podcaster (nick fuentes) interviewing the best policy mind (mark glennon)? yes, please!
Hear hear! The only two voices with the GUTS to tell it like it is! Mark, make it happen!
No way on Fuentes.
I admit Mr. Fuentes has a bit of a rough way of phrasing his points, but the validity of them can’t be ignored. The right needs to remain a united front.
Since the video only has 50 views go ahead and write your article.
Does the sales tax securitization transfer when they refinance bonds backed by it? That would be important to investors.
Regardless anyone buying Chicago bonds is crazy stupid. Didn’t Morgan Stanley get stiffed on the last one or at least part of it while trying to broker? Try China who else?
Glad to hear that property taxes were brought up, also mentioned by Dan Proft was about Will County taxes by a county board member. Everything needs to be done to keep the ball rolling that everyone across the state has had enough on these ridiculous property taxes.
Can’t wait to see it all collapse…bankruptcy is the only option now…
Has been for years but they just keep on digging, might have finally hit bedrock.
Bankruptcy may be the only option except legally it’s not an option.