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[@illinoispolicy](/creator/twitter/illinoispolicy)
".@GovPritzker doubled your gas tax to fix the roads Then he spent the money on pork perks and political priorities"  
![@illinoispolicy Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::21323251.png) [@illinoispolicy](/creator/x/illinoispolicy) on [X](/post/tweet/1945471983740723234) 2025-07-16 13:14:00 UTC 45.4K followers, 21.2K engagements


"Red-light cameras on Chicagos South Side issued triple the tickets per intersection as on the North Side. In Chicago "equity" means putting red-light cameras where they hit the poor hardest"  
![@illinoispolicy Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::21323251.png) [@illinoispolicy](/creator/x/illinoispolicy) on [X](/post/tweet/1946566696036168057) 2025-07-19 13:44:00 UTC 45.4K followers, 1111 engagements


"Chicagos speed cameras fined drivers every XX seconds last year. But $90.9M in tickets wasnt enough. Brandon Johnson is adding XX more"  
![@illinoispolicy Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::21323251.png) [@illinoispolicy](/creator/x/illinoispolicy) on [X](/post/tweet/1946912977422094402) 2025-07-20 12:40:00 UTC 45.4K followers, 17K engagements


"A new federal school choice program could rescue Illinois kids from broken public schoolsif the state opts in. In other words the teachers unions havent killed it yet"  
![@illinoispolicy Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::21323251.png) [@illinoispolicy](/creator/x/illinoispolicy) on [X](/post/tweet/1945851231806882016) 2025-07-17 14:21:00 UTC 45.4K followers, XXX engagements


"Illinois families now pay $XXX a year in wireless taxes. That's $XXX more than the national average"  
![@illinoispolicy Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::21323251.png) [@illinoispolicy](/creator/x/illinoispolicy) on [X](/post/tweet/1946022862038638865) 2025-07-18 01:43:00 UTC 45.4K followers, 2895 engagements


"32000 Illinois pensioners make over $100000 a year. They account for just XX% of retirees. But they rake in one-third of all pension payouts"  
![@illinoispolicy Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::21323251.png) [@illinoispolicy](/creator/x/illinoispolicy) on [X](/post/tweet/1947649077585580324) 2025-07-22 13:25:00 UTC 45.4K followers, 6719 engagements


"Illinois paid out $XXXX billion in pensions last year. One-third of it went to just XX% of retirees"  
![@illinoispolicy Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::21323251.png) [@illinoispolicy](/creator/x/illinoispolicy) on [X](/post/tweet/1946189209405981035) 2025-07-18 12:44:00 UTC 45.4K followers, 21.5K engagements


"In Illinois public service means retiring early getting rich and watching taxpayers foot the bill"  
![@illinoispolicy Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::21323251.png) [@illinoispolicy](/creator/x/illinoispolicy) on [X](/post/tweet/1945819774132392040) 2025-07-17 12:16:00 UTC 45.4K followers, 6490 engagements


"Illinois passed a record $55.2B budget with over $394M in tax hikes on everyday people. Meanwhile they also quietly killed a $43M property tax break. Pay more get less"  
![@illinoispolicy Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::21323251.png) [@illinoispolicy](/creator/x/illinoispolicy) on [X](/post/tweet/1930788478867919297) 2025-06-06 00:47:00 UTC 45.4K followers, 18.2K engagements


"The Nurse Licensure Compact would mean more nurses faster care and flexibility. Illinois said no. Why Because union bosses told lawmakers "no.""  
![@illinoispolicy Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::21323251.png) [@illinoispolicy](/creator/x/illinoispolicy) on [X](/post/tweet/1947633726550380579) 2025-07-22 12:24:00 UTC 45.4K followers, 4083 engagements


"Nearly X million Illinoisans still rely on food stamps. But food stamps aren't the scandal. Illinois makes it so hard to get a job escape poverty and afford groceries that X in X residents still need government aid"  
![@illinoispolicy Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::21323251.png) [@illinoispolicy](/creator/x/illinoispolicy) on [X](/post/tweet/1947466625445466520) 2025-07-22 01:20:00 UTC 45.4K followers, 1230 engagements


"ICYMI Illinois spent $XXX billion on migrant care. Thats enough to give every homeless Illinoisan shelter for a yearand still have hundreds of millions left over"  
![@illinoispolicy Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::21323251.png) [@illinoispolicy](/creator/x/illinoispolicy) on [X](/post/tweet/1947094422996357366) 2025-07-21 00:41:00 UTC 45.4K followers, 34.6K engagements


".@GovPritzker hiked your gas tax to fix roads Then he used the money to fund government healthcare and political favors"  
![@illinoispolicy Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::21323251.png) [@illinoispolicy](/creator/x/illinoispolicy) on [X](/post/tweet/1946559398320722348) 2025-07-19 13:15:00 UTC 45.4K followers, 15K engagements


"In XX states Gov. Pritzker would be preparing his goodbye tour. In Illinois hes just getting started"  
![@illinoispolicy Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::21323251.png) [@illinoispolicy](/creator/x/illinoispolicy) on [X](/post/tweet/1944929910423687250) 2025-07-15 01:20:00 UTC 45.4K followers, 15K engagements


"Illinois just tripled its vape taxfrom XX% to 45%. Why To keep up with a $X billion spending increase"  
![@illinoispolicy Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::21323251.png) [@illinoispolicy](/creator/x/illinoispolicy) on [X](/post/tweet/1947457565635301771) 2025-07-22 00:44:00 UTC 45.4K followers, 3361 engagements


"Illinois lawmakers say we need bigger pensions to fix the teacher shortage. But pension debt perpetuates the shortage. It sucks money out of classrooms and into a black hole of unkeepable promises"  
![@illinoispolicy Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::21323251.png) [@illinoispolicy](/creator/x/illinoispolicy) on [X](/post/tweet/1947117827330367525) 2025-07-21 02:14:00 UTC 45.4K followers, 2250 engagements