March 24, 2016
Top 20 State Legislator Pension Recipients
By Mark Wachtler
March 24, 2016. Springfield. (ONN) Illinois and Chicago may have the most bankrupt and unfunded pension funds in the country. But for members of the elite establishment - former State...
The state’s largest government-worker union has no strike fund, but refuses to agree to a contract taxpayers can afford.
From Illinois Policy 5/29/2016
The union-backed arbitration bill failed, but Illinois’ largest government-worker union is still without a contract.
Now that House Bill...
WHY THESE ILLINOIS HOUSE DEMOCRATS VOTED AGAINST MADIGAN’S BUDGET BILL
KEVIN HOFFMAN
REBOOT STAFF
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During a rancorous vote Wednesday night, Illinois House Democrats passed Speaker Michael Madigan’s $7.2 billion out-of-balance budget plan.
The 63-53-1 vote came amid vehement protest from...
The Most Unbalanced Budget in State History
Illinois Opportunity Project issued the following statement in response to Speaker Michael Madigan and House Democrats’ irresponsible budget that is unbalanced by $7.2 billion and forces a $1,000 tax hike on the average...
https://soundcloud.com/chicagos-morning-answer/may-24-2016-gov-bruce-rauner-interview
Gov. Rauner Says He Is Optimistic Dems Will Revolt to Do a Budget Deal
Gov. Bruce Rauner joined Dan & Amy this morning to discuss the possibility of a state budget before time runs out in the legislative session and...
'Minimum Wage' Of $100,000+ For 50,000 Highly-Compensated Illinois Public Employees Costs Taxpayers $8 Billion
In Illinois, and many states, public service has little to do with serving the public and everything to do with using the public’s money to serve...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBQipjD0cuE
PEORIA — Two months after Donald Trump surprised many observers by handily winning the Illinois Republican primary, the Illinois Republican Party enthusiastically embraced him as their candidate.
Meeting at its annual convention here, a long line of Republican party officials and...
Orland Park Public Library Subject of New Book About Censorship –
May 22, 2016 ·
A new book called SHUT UP! The Bizarre War that One Public Library Waged Against the First Amendment by Megan Fox and Kevin DuJan debuts...
Republican Convention Delegate from Will County David E. Smith then took it upon himself to attempt the monumental task of getting a petition signed by the heads of 50 delegations before 9:30 a.m. the next morning to reinsert the...
Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions said the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms would become nearly extinct if Hillary Clinton wins the presidency. Sessions told "Fox News Sunday" that "Hillary Clinton is the most anti-Second Amendment president perhaps...
