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Honest question: why does the anti-billionaire crowd go quiet for JB Pritzker? A trust-fund heir, profiting off state contracts, pushing higher taxes on working families shouldn’t get a pass—he should get voted out.
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Meanwhile in Chicago.... CPD responds to a call of a man with a gun and officers are met with obstinance, hostility and abuse. Building trust with CPD is not a one-way street. It's long overdue for @ChicagosMayor to demand residents cooperate and treat CPD with civility.
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Living in Illinois is a death by a thousand cuts. What will be your Final Cut? Who is making a plan to leave when you hit the 999th?
I wonder if Pritzker will be confronted with this appalling story during his next press availability? $78M spent and ZERO work done.
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Illinois JB Pritzker said he would not raise sales taxes or toll roads fees to accommodate the Chicago Bears So the Chicago Bears started working on a deal with Indiana JB Pritzker then raised taxes and tolls anyway….. absolutely insane - JB Pritzker repeatedly said Illinois would not raise sales taxes or tolls to pay for a privately owned stadium for the Bears - Pritzker signed legislation that raised the sales tax in Cook County and the collar counties - The Illinois Tollway, whose board is appointed by the governor; he is an ex-officio member, then proposed raising passenger vehicle tolls a 57% increase You don’t hate Democrats enough
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The Democrats have controlled both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly since 2003. Most of that time has been in the Supermajority. Here are the results.
A lot of people ask me, “Darren, isn’t it both parties’ fault Illinois is such a mess?” The answer is yes. Republicans and Democrats helped dig this hole. And JB Pritzker has had eight years to start digging us out. Instead, he’s raised taxes and made Illinois even more expensive. So if you’re fed up with the status quo, I get it. I’m not asking you to vote for a party. I’m asking you to vote for a man. I’ll tell you the truth. I’ll fight corruption wherever I find it. And I’ll go to bat to lower your taxes and make Illinois affordable.
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Chicago Mayor Johnson says these are "kids making silly decisions" Silly kids…
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Governor McBillions doesn't care about farmers. He's had three budgets to kill the death tax on family farms. He left it out of all three.
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Pritzker throwing a fit over the White House ballroom is totally fake. Illinois taxpayers dropped $180M to build ballrooms at his family’s hotels and he didn't care at all.
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Chicagoland woke up last Saturday to yet another tax hike. Illinois politicians keep taking and taking because there’s no adult in the room to say NO When I’m governor, the tax hikes stop.
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Pritzker has given Illinois 57 tax and fee hikes and here they are. You can bet there will be more to come if he’s given a third term Illinois haven’t you had enough?
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Pritzker talking affordability and transparency in the highest-taxed state in America. Quit insulting our intelligence.
Families deserve fairness from even the most powerful corporations. During a nationwide affordability crisis, Illinoisans have demanded answers, transparency, and relief to help them make ends meet. We are responding in Illinois.
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🚨 FACT CHECK: @AFPIllinois caught @GovPritzker in another bold-faced lie. Pritzker claimed his back-to-school “tax holiday” reduced the sales tax to zero. It didn’t. The state tax temporarily dropped from 6.25% to 1.25% for just 10 days, while local sales taxes still applied. Meanwhile, Pritzker signed a permanent 0.25% sales-tax increase expected to collect roughly $478 million every year. A $10 million temporary gimmick does not erase a $478 million annual tax hike. Big taxes. Empty promises. Enough lies. @JohnMuellner
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WATCH: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson tees off on a reporter who asks about the effects of Johnson’s CFO, deputy CFO and budget director all resigning in recent weeks. Calls question “reckless and irresponsible.”
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget director is leaving ahead of his most difficult budget season yet. The wheels are coming off for this administration. Here are five ways Chicago’s next mayor can improve city finances.
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Gov. Pritzker can’t stop complaining about a White House ballroom, but he’s silent about the taxpayer-funded ballroom his own family has profited from for decades.
As CPS begs the city and state for more money, it's important to note the Pritzker family has paid no property taxes on their McCormick Place Hotel since 1998. Not one dollar for schools, parks, police, or fire. The crony capitalist Pritzker family profits, and the Taxpayers pay. The Illinois way.
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Great point @ILSecOfState @Giannoulias has full access to ALL election data in illinois He’s running for re-election as Secretary of State in November AND Mayor of Chicago in March Unfair & maybe unethical advantage? @paschutz thoughts👇?
Recently the @ILSecOfState, Alexi Giannoulias, announced that he is running for Mayor of Chicago—and Republicans in Illinois are silent on the potential conflict. Did you know the Secretary of State has the privilege to access voter data through an automatic voter registration system that then directly shares the information with Illinois State Board of Elections? Someone in the Republican Party should be forcing this issue into the conversation.
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Quite the legacy of leadership that the Democrats have given to Illinois. There is no turning around Illinois until Democrats no longer run it. Give Illinois a chance … vote red!
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Gov. Pritzker’s mismanagement of SNAP will cost Illinois taxpayers billions.
While groceries, gas, and utilities continue to rise, Trump and Republicans decided to strip food assistance from Illinoisans. I’m proud to launch our FRESH program that provides $400 to eligible families to help ease the burden on the wallets of up to 175,000 Illinoisans.
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First it was your gas tax. Then your tolls. Now your sales taxes. JB Pritzker's answer to every problem is the same: make you pay more.
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BAD NEWS: Starting tomorrow, the newest round of tax hikes in Illinois begins as JB Pritzker and Illinois Democrats make Illinois one of the highest taxed states in the country. This won't stop until we get new leadership. illinoispolicy.org/illinois-…
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You can tell JB Pritzker is feeling the pressure. If he had eight years of success to run on, he'd be talking about that. Instead, he's calling me a racist. Tomorrow I'll probably be a fascist. Friends, I just want to lower your taxes and keep the bad guys in jail.
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