By the Outlook’s Dave Schmidt

(11-18-25) Illinois, a state controlled by Chicago Democrats and Billionaire Governor JB Pritzker, has been found to be funding illegals health insurance.

Illinois State Senator Dave Syverson exposed that Pritzker gave over 120,000 illegals free healthcare, costing taxpayers over $1 Billion dollars Not only that, their healthcare was better than Illinois citizens and are also getting free daycare, housing, food and cash

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Recent Interaction Between Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and New York City’s Leadership (as of November 18, 2025)

There has been no reported in-person meeting between Gov. JB Pritzker and New York City’s current or incoming mayor in recent days.

However, on or around November 10-13, 2025, New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (who won the November 4, 2025 election and will take office in January 2026) spoke by phone with Gov. Pritzker, according to multiple sources including ABC News and local reports.

Key Details of the Call

• Mamdani reached out to several Democratic governors (including Pritzker, Maryland’s Wes Moore, and Pennsylvania’s Josh Shapiro) for advice as he prepares to govern NYC under a second Trump administration.

• Topics discussed with Pritzker included:

• Strategies for dealing with President Donald Trump.

• Pritzker’s past experiences pushing back against Trump’s attempts to deploy federal troops or National Guard to Chicago (e.g., during 2020 unrest and recent immigration enforcement threats).

• Preparing NYC for potential similar federal interventions.

• Shared progressive priorities like affordability for working families.

• This outreach comes amid Mamdani’s transition planning, including staff announcements, and reflects Democratic leaders coordinating resistance to anticipated Trump policies on immigration, cities, and more.

on Chicago…

On November 17, 2025, the Chicago City Council’s Finance Committee voted down a key part of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed 2026 budget — specifically, the revenue package that included a controversial “head tax” ($21 per employee per month on larger companies), along with other new taxes totaling around $600 million.

Key Details

• The committee rejected the revenue measures in a 25-10 vote (or similar lopsided margin, per reports), despite efforts to delay it.

• This is a major setback for Johnson’s $16.6 billion 2026 spending plan, which aims to close a nearly $1.2 billion shortfall without raising property taxes (a promise he made after last year’s fight) or implementing widespread layoffs.

• The head tax was the biggest flashpoint — critics called it anti-business and likely to drive companies away, while Johnson framed it as making corporations “put more skin in the game” instead of burdening working families.

• Johnson has vowed to keep pushing the corporate-focused taxes and said he’d veto alternatives like grocery taxes, garbage fee hikes, or property tax increases.

Current Status (as of November 18, 2025)

• The full City Council is meeting today (November 18), but no final vote on the overall budget has happened yet.

• Negotiations are ongoing, and a full council vote likely won’t come until after Thanksgiving.

• This mirrors last year’s drama — in 2024, Johnson’s initial property tax hike proposal was unanimously rejected, forcing multiple revisions before the 2025 budget narrowly passed.

The budget process remains fluid, and the rejection in committee signals strong opposition — but it’s not the final word on the entire 2026 budget yet. Johnson and aldermen are under pressure to find compromise before the end-of-year deadline to avoid credit rating hits or service disruptions.

So what do you think?