Editors note:
After reading this article I wanted to scream "IDIOTS". We in Illinois don't have a budget and there is none in sight. We in Illinois elect people that want to spend more money than we take in. We...
Illinois House passes legislation to expand record sealing
Reforms such as record sealing expansion make it likelier that ex-offenders will be able to find work – and stop cycling in and out of prison.
Reforms such as record sealing expansion make...
Federal investigation exposes Madigan patronage
With House Speaker Mike Madigan’s longevity comes with a patronage army paid with public dollars.
With House Speaker Mike Madigan’s longevity comes a patronage army paid with public dollars.
House Speaker Mike Madigan is set to become...
From Illinois Policy April 2017
Construction season means high costs for Illinois taxpayers
Workers’ compensation increases construction costs and often traps injured workers in a harmful system.
Insurance premiums cost 20 percent of payroll for concrete construction workers in Illinois.
As warm weather...
News From
State Representative Mark Batinick
For Immediate Release Contact: Debbie Kraulidis
April 24, 2017 (815) 254-0000
Rep. Batinick: I’m not voting on non-essential bills until Illinois has a budget
SPRINGFIELD – With the Illinois General Assembly scheduled to return to...
Why is Illinois' financial grade an F? Are the bond agencies taking too rosy a view of our finances? How does Illinois have $200 billion in debt with a balanced budget requirement in the Constitution? What does this mean...
From Illinois Policy April 2017
Illinois lawmakers peddle fake property tax reform
House Bill 156 does nothing to stop the overly burdensome growth in Illinois property tax bills.
Despite being sold as property tax “relief,” new legislation in Springfield would only shift...
The deadline to file state and federal income taxes is April 18, but for Illinoisans the sting of Tax Day is year-round. Residents in the Land of Lincoln face the highest overall state and local tax burden in the nation.
And in...
URGENT ALERT - YOUR ACTION REQUIRED
THE MOVE IS ON TO FORCE YOUR FAVORITE GUN SHOP TO CLOSE
April 19, 2017
The Illinois Senate will be holding a floor vote on bill SB1657, sponsored by Senator Don Harmon and supported by Chicago...
Illinois lawmaker proposes taxing landscaping and snow removal
State Sen. Toi Hutchinson wants to tax your lawn.
SB 9 is part of the package of bills that make up the Senate “grand bargain,” which would have hiked taxes by $7 billion.
Just as summer...
