According to BlockShopper.com, the following residential sale was reported for the week of September 8-14, 2019. Read more..
By Jesus Alaniz
On August 11, 1924 Republican President Calvin Coolidge stated “I want the people of America to be able to work less for the government and more for themselves. I want them to have the rewards of their...
According to BlockShopper.com, the following residential sales were reported for the week of September 8-14, 2019. Read more..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_IPapHZVGo
Over the years, AFSCME – the state’s largest government-worker union – has amassed incredible benefits for state workers through contract negotiations with the state. When AFSCME comes to the bargaining table, it isn’t AFSCME versus the governor – it’s...
City of Joliet Prison Committee met 4 p.m. Monday, September 9. Read more..
It’s A Beautiful Day To Stop A Massive Tax Hike
Watch now.http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHnfHngNUT0
In his state address, Rauner calls for compromise. But is that just a euphemism for another "c" word--capitulation? The compromise is a massive tax hike that the Wall Street...
Editors note:
When discussion of raising the Property Tax Levy at local elected Boards begin, B0ard Members are told by staff, Superintendents, and or chairs of the Finance Committee how much money they need. The discussion is rarely if ever...
ICE Releases List Of Sanctuary Jurisdictions Set To Lose Federal Funding
ALEX PFEIFFER
Reporter Daily Caller
2:34 PM 03/20/2017
Immigration and Customs Enforcement identified Monday 118 sanctuary jurisdictions around the country that are set to lose federal funds.
An executive order signed by President...
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...
Analysis: Property taxes rapidly eroding DuPage home values
REAL ESTATE
DuPage Policy Journal | Jan 28, 2017
In Jan. 2007, the average Willowbrook home was worth $305,000.
Eight years later, in Jan. 2015, it was valued at just $182,000.
In real, inflation-adjusted dollars, that’s...