From: Edward Ronkowski <eronkowski@hotmail.com>
Date: June 29, 2017 at 9:38:39 AM CDT
To: pete delaney <delaneycontracting@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: Questions for Lockport Township
Dear Barb,
You have asked the question on whether a Lockport Township Trustee can serve on a Township Utility Board. You have cited the correct statutory...
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner won the 2014 gubernatorial election on a 44-point Turnaround Agenda meant to “shake up Springfield.”
Rauner understood Illinoisans’ need for change. They were suffering under the worst jobs recovery in the nation. Homeowners were being squeezed by the nation’s highest property...
Lawmakers blame poor policy decisions for Illinois' near-worst income growth
By Michael Carroll | Illinois News Network
Jun 23, 2017
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ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
Nearly every state in the union has outpaced the rate of personal income growth in Illinois...
A Message To The Governor
Our state is in the midst of an unprecedented fiscal crisis. As the budget impasse wears on, legislators are under tremendous pressure to pass a tax hike.
At a time when families are being taxed out...
Illinoisans express alarm and anger at a government that has failed to align with their interests.
Through a variety of segments on Upstream Ideas, Illinois Opportunity Project spokesmen help connect the dots between voters' visceral understanding that they’re being scammed and the mechanics of our...
Don’t Let Them Get Away With It
By Matt Besler Illinois Opportunity project June 2017
The Democrat-controlled General Assembly left Springfield last week without passing a budget for the third consecutive year. Rather than pass real reforms that protect homeowners and...
MONDAY, JUNE 12, 2017 From Illinois Review
THE TYRANNY OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE STATE
By Philip Hamburger -
What’s the greatest threat to liberty in America? Liberals rail at Donald Trump’s executive orders on immigration and his hostility toward the press, while conservatives...
Ted Dabrowski
Dedicated to getting the US back on track, starting with Illinois. Go big or go home.
John Klingner
Is it just me, or does the world need a little less government and a little more free market?
/ BUDGET + TAX
MAY...
Studies: High corporate, property taxes stunt job growth in Illinois
By Michael Carroll
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ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
Illinois imposes a higher tax burden on its businesses than most of its Midwest neighbors, according to newly released economic data that some...
17% OF ILLINOIS HOMES ARE SERIOUSLY UNDERWATER
Madelyn Harwood
/ JOBS + GROWTH
MAY 11, 2017
Illinois’ sky-high property tax rates and lackluster economic growth have aggravated the state’s housing crisis.
Nearly 17 percent of Illinois homes with mortgages were seriously underwater as of...
