January 3, 2017 Data from moving companies reflect continued mass exodus from Illinois.   Illinois’ surging debts, rising property taxes, weak job creation and political dysfunction continue to be a boon to large moving companies United Van Lines and Atlas Van Lines....
When it was revealed that a CPS school library was closing, due to staffing set backs, parents responded by creating a volunteer schedule for the students to still have access to books. However, CTU stepped in and said no...
Americans saying goodbye to high-tax states Posted on January 9, 2017 by Sam RolleyViews: 1,922 118 Shares https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvp_0IVbkY8 State and local lawmakers take note: a growing number of American workers, business owners and retirees are showing their disgust with sky-high taxes by voting...
Why a budget won’t fix Illinois January 5, 2017 Pension costs alone now consume a quarter of the Illinois state budget. Did you feel it? As 2016 expired at midnight Dec. 31, so too did Illinois’ stopgap budget. That six-month spending plan pushed...
Illinois House Democrats re-elected state Rep. Mike Madigan to his longtime post as House Speaker Jan. 11. Madigan is now set to become the longest-serving House speaker in modern U.S. history. By the end of his two-year term in 2019,...
The Other Half of ‘Jobs, Jobs, Jobs’ By Newt Gingrich Originally published at Fox News. President-elect Trump said his administration will be focused on three very important words: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs. He has outlined a bold agenda to achieve 4 percent economic growth...
Posted on December 27, 2016 by Sam Rolley Obama’s last ditch effort to derail Trump deregulation President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to walk back Obama administration environmental regulations to make U.S. industry more competitive—but President Obama is forging ahead to finalize...
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...
On Vacation, Donald Trump Announces 8,000 New Jobs for the United States CHARLIE SPIERING  28 Dec 2016  Breitbarth President-elect Donald Trump personally announced this evening that he had just heard from Sprint and OneWeb that they had plans to bring more jobs...
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...

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