By Austin Berg Illinois Policy
Before noon on Friday, May 30, Illinoisans had not seen a single line of the state budget.
But by Saturday morning, they learned they were on the hook for a 1,581 page spending plan that will cost a...
From Illinois Policy February 3, 2017
Editors note:
The tax hike proposal comes despite Illinois’ loss of $14 billion in annual income and hundreds of thousands of people in the wake of the 2011 income tax hike.
Is the increased taxes forcing more...
According to BlockShopper.com, the following residential sales were reported for the week of September 8-14, 2019. Read more..
Village of Channahon Planning and Zoning Commission met 6 p.m. Monday, September 9. Read more..
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Mapping the $100,000+ Illinois Teacher Pensions Costing Taxpayers Nearly $1.0 Billion
APR 22, 2016 Forbes
New numbers show that the 7,499 ‘highly compensated,’ six-figure school administrator/teacher retirees cost IL taxpayers nearly $1 billion per year. But in just six years,...
From Illinois Policy By John Tillman
Illinois has been without a state budget for almost two years. I talk every week with state lawmakers, and many of them feel worn down. Unfortunately, many no longer care what’s in the budget....
According to BlockShopper.com, the following residential sale was reported for the week of September 15-21, 2019. Read more..
News From
State Representative Mark Batinick
For Immediate Release Contact: Debbie Kraulidis
April 24, 2017 (815) 254-0000
Rep. Batinick: I’m not voting on non-essential bills until Illinois has a budget
SPRINGFIELD – With the Illinois General Assembly scheduled to return to...
MAY 15, 2013 @ 09:57 AM Forbes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33i_BAhuiE0
Many observers have pondered if the United States is following the same troubled path as Argentina. In the 1940s, Argentina’s Juan Domingo Perón used government agencies for political gain and created a...
There were two offenders convicted of crimes involving alcohol released on parole near Illinois zip code 60490 during 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Will County Gazette. Read more..
