Why can't the Village of Homer Glen at least wait for a few months in order to provide the residents of Homer Glen some Public hearings on information on the proposed sports...
Illinois’ record-setting 2017 income tax hike has done little to slow the state’s rising pension costs, leaving state taxpayers on the hook for nearly $250 billion in unfunded public pension liability. Read more..
  Data from Illinois’ six largest pension systems show 19,158 former government workers collect annual pensions of more than $100,000, costing those systems nearly $2.4 billion combined in fiscal year 2018. Six-figure pensioners enrolled in those systems contributed an average of...
The prospect of Illinois' tollways becoming “freeways” has proven to be an agonizingly slow process that still has not come close to fruition. Read more..
These Warehouses are in Homer Township, Semi-Trucks are going down Gouger from 159th Overweight without being tciketed, some speeding, on roads not built for 80,000 lbs. Unsafe for School District 92. Is Lockport becoming the next Bensenville?  I can speak for...
Nathan Bomey USA TODAY #twill #tcot #sbalich #maga #pensions #retirement #fiscalcrisis #401k ...
Steve Balich Editors note:  You ask why the unfunded pension liability is out of control, and the answer is Total Democrat Control. The Future of our Country and our State are at risk of demise due to decisions by...
Slowik: South suburban voters sent Cook County a message on taxes. Will commissioners listen? Ted SlowikContact ReporterDaily Southtown As this unusually cold and snowy November draws to a close, Richton Park Mayor Rick Reinbold would like to call some election results...
Dear Senator Franken, this isn't #SNL. It's my life. February 07, 2017/ Cheryl Kirk Dear Senator Al Franken, Sir, I have a bit of a bone to pick with you about your recent comments during the confirmation hearing for Secretary of Education...
From Illinois Policy March 2017 A new report from WalletHub finds Illinois’ combined state and local tax burden is higher than that of every other state and the District of Columbia. A March 14 report has found that Illinois has the...

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