How the baby boomers — not millennials — screwed America
“The boomers inherited a rich, dynamic country and have gradually bankrupted it."
By Sean Illing@seanillingsean.illing@vox.com December 2017
Hippies dancing during an anti-war demonstration staged by the Spring Mobilization Committee to End the War in...
ISRA Thursday Bulletin - December 27, 2018
Executive Directors Message
The New Year is almost here and the ISRA is preparing for 2019. I am sure I don’t need to remind you that 2019 is going to be a challenging year,...
Chicago, suburban mayors call for hike that could make Illinois' gas tax highest in nation
By Cole Lauterbach and Greg Bishop | Illinois News Network
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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...
House debate devolves into death wishes
By Greg Bishop | Illinois News Network
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A Democratic lawmaker wished legionella on the family of a Republican lawmaker during debate on a veto override attempt of legislation that would increase the cap...
Abundance of governments is one driver of collar county property taxes
Consolidating governments in the collar counties could help lower residents’ high property taxes.
Consolidating governments in the collar counties could help lower residents’ high property taxes.
Illinois’ nearly 7,000 units of...
Illinois' pension debt grew more in one year than half of states' entire budgets
By Cole Lauterbach and Greg Bishop | Illinois News Network
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In one year, Illinois' pensions added more debt than...
Steve Balich Editors Note: We have a broke State!!!! No ability to pay our past bills, and taxes are at the max. So the Governor makes Illinois the only State in the union to have taxpayer funded abortion. The...
This might be difficult to believe, but something smells fishy in Illinois politics.
A fresh odor is rising from the 118th House District.
Until recently, state Rep. Brandon Phelps, D-Harrisburg, represented constituents living within Illinois’ southernmost district. He first took office...
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Rep. Jeanne Ives attacks Rauner’s weak right flank
Republican state Rep. Jeanne Ives, of Wheaton, speaks during a ceremony at the Pritzker Military Museum and Library on Sept. 27, 2017, in the Loop. (Alyssa Pointer / Chicago Tribune)
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