Illinois Policy 12/20/2016
The expiration of the state’s EDGE program – which has given large companies more than $1 billion in tax credits the last 15 years – is good news for taxpayers and should encourage lawmakers to pass real...
After receiving incentives and abatements guaranteed by state and local taxpayer dollars, Amazon announces two new facilities in Aurora.
Amazon, the internet retail goliath valued at $250 billion, is about to get to get a big Christmas present from Illinois...
Imagine the entire population of Peoria, Illinois’ seventh-largest city, all picking up and moving across state lines in one year, never to work, pay taxes or create jobs in Illinois again. That’s equivalent to what happened to Illinois over...
As Democratic leaders continue to stall on budget negotiations, Gov. Rauner pressed forward with his plans to turnaround Illinois, signing a major bipartisan criminal justice reform bill, extending support for laid-off Granite City steelworkers and working to revamp the...
GOV. RAUNER USES SOCIAL MEDIA TO PUSH REFORM MESSAGE
This week, Gov. Rauner used Facebook live to take his reform message directly to the people, outlining his plan to bring back Illinois through term limits, a property tax freeze, and reforms...
Judicial Watch Files Lawsuit against Department of Justice Seeking FBI Interviews with Obama, Jarret, and Emanuel Relating to Criminal Investigation of Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich
DECEMBER 05, 2016
http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tnMQ9wDNH4
(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that it filed a Freedom...
By Austin Berg
Mike Madigan is the longest-serving House speaker in Illinois history. He controls the legislative map, the legislative process and a property tax law firm that makes millions in Cook County.
But should House Democrats elect Madigan as speaker of the House for the...
‘Lame Duck’ Tax Increase Debated While Both Parties Struggle with Basic Math
Written By John Biver
Anyone paying the least bit of attention to Illinois government knows the state is a fiscal mess, and the ongoing drama being played out between our...
Illinois Policy November 15th 2016
IRS data show the average income of taxpayers leaving Illinois surpassed the average income of taxpayers entering the state by $20,000 in 2014, a record loss for Illinois in the wake of the 2011 income-tax...
Brendan Reilly, alderman for the 42nd ward in Chicago, has a real estate lobbyist, Madeline Doering, as his effective Chief of Staff. Doering represents some of the largest real estate developers in the city, including Wirtz Realty and Fishman...
