Illinois House authorizes nepotism, self-hiring in all units of local government –
BY JMKRAFT ON APRIL 11, 2019 • ( 8 COMMENTS )
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) –
Get elected – hire yourself – be your own supervisor: PRICELESS! https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2019/04/bolingbrook-village-clerk-hired-herself-as-her-own-full-time-assistant/
The Illinois House of Representatives passed, by a unanimous vote, House Bill...
Deleting one sentence from the Illinois Constitution will make Illinoisans vulnerable to extra charges atop their income taxes under a constitutional amendment championed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
The Illinois Constitution currently bars the state from imposing more than one type...
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Illinois General Assembly
For Immediate Release
April 11, 2019
Contact: Justin Krolik
jkrolik@hrs.ilga.gov
815-523-7779
Mason’s Law Passes House Unanimously
Springfield, IL – On Wednesday, the Illinois House of Representatives passed Mason’s Law. State Representative Lindsay Parkhurst (R – Kankakee) filed House Bill 2383 at...
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker claims one of his core motivations for scrapping Illinois’ constitutionally protected flat income tax – aside from raising $13-$18 billion to pay for campaign promises – is to reduce income inequality. Unfortunately for Pritzker, states with progressive...
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Media contact: Chairman George Pearson, 708-541-9866 or georgepearson@sbcglobal.net
April 8, 2019
https://willcountygazette.com/organizations/645192433-illinois-98th-state-house-district/stories
In response to this article in the Will County Gazette, Will County Republican Central Committee Chairman George Pearson released this statement:
“This is a steaming hot pile of trash. If...
Under threat of closure, Illinois lawmakers try to save private school scholarship program
By Cole Lauterbach | Illinois News Network
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With Illinois’ popular private school scholarship program under threat of being scaled back, a number of...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is pushing to eliminate Illinois’ flat tax protection in order to pass a progressive income tax hike, which Pritzker has dubbed a “fair” tax. But how much more will average Illinoisans pay under Pritzker’s plan?
In his Feb. 20 budget address,...
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has been pitching his graduated income tax as a way to cut property taxes, but there will be little to no relief without a plan to fix public employee pensions and health insurance.
Illinoisans pay the...
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State Representative David Allen Welter
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Rep. Welter
April 4, 2019 (815) 416-1475
Welter bill to include speech as option for high school students passes House of Representatives
SPRINGFIELD – Bipartisan legislation to give high school students the option to complete one...
Illinois bishops say proposed changes to state abortion laws go beyond politics
By Brett Rowland | Illinois News Network
The Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois.
John Spataro | Illinois News Network
Illinois' six Catholic bishops are warning against proposed changes to...
