Illinois’ record-setting 2017 income tax hike has done little to slow the state’s rising pension costs, leaving state taxpayers on the hook for nearly $250 billion in unfunded public pension liability. Read more..
Will County officials want residents to give views on possible new gas tax
By ALICIA FABBRE
DAILY SOUTHTOWN |
SEP 05, 2019 | 3:28 PM
Officials want to hear from residents before deciding if they should establish a new gas tax in Will County.
Members of the county...
New Legislators: End Conflicts Of Interest
By: Matthew Besler
How can politicians in Springfield be taken seriously about reforming pensions when most of them are taking a pension and receiving other benefits from the state?
This is what Tom Morrison asked himself...
The board meeting on Monday went about as I expected. We approved several items for ongoing operations.
I placed a couple of items onto the agenda. One was for a discussion on HR policy regarding exiting employees. I wanted to...
Keep Chicago out of Will County
Awake IL issues 'call of action' in campaign to cancel Downers Grove Public Library's 'Drag Queen Bingo' event for teens
COMMUNITY
Aurora...
I hope that everyone enjoyed the 4th of July Holiday weekend. This would be a good time to remember that 56 men signed the Declaration of Independence and immediately put their lives at risk by doing so. They did this...
Data from Illinois’ six largest pension systems show 19,158 former government workers collect annual pensions of more than $100,000, costing those systems nearly $2.4 billion combined in fiscal year 2018.
Six-figure pensioners enrolled in those systems contributed an average of...
The prospect of Illinois' tollways becoming “freeways” has proven to be an agonizingly slow process that still has not come close to fruition. Read more..
Will County Republican Central Committee
2019 Lincoln Day Dinner
Please join us on May, 30th for the 2019 Republican Lincoln Day Dinner
The Renaissance Center 214 N. Ottawa Street Joliet, IL 60432.
Guest speaker: Mr. Stephan Moore, President Trump’s Senior Economic...
