News From State Representative Mark Batinick   For Immediate Release                                                                      Contact: Debbie Kraulidis January 30, 2017                                                                                                     (815) 254-0000   Batinick unveils outline for “1-2-3” state budget solution   PLAINFIELD – State Representative Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) today announced his outline for a “1-2-3 State Budget Solution”...
Will County Finance Committee met 10 a.m. Tuesday, September 3. Read more..
  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...
City of Joliet Economic Development Committee met 5 p.m. Tuesday, September 10. Read more..
Indiana Approves Income Tax Reduction Share Tweet LinkedIn May 14, 2013 By Joseph Henchman Indiana Governor Mike Pence (R) last week signed into law the state’s 2014-15 two-year budget. The approved budget keeps spending increases below inflation and cuts the...
News From State Representative Mark Batinick   For Immediate Release                                                                      Contact: Debbie Kraulidis March 24, 2017                                                                                                         (815) 254-0000   Batinick, Skillicorn file legislation to give Comptroller greater discretion following court ruling on legislator pay   SPRINGFIELD – In response to the recent court ruling authorizing...
Even If You Voted, Your Job’s Not Over  By Grant Spooner 4/13/2016 By the time many of you read this, you would have had the opportunity to vote April 4, or before, for one or more races in your communities. I...
There were two offenders convicted of crimes involving weapons released on parole in University Park during 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Will County Gazette. Read more..
By Jesus Alaniz “I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.” --James Madison   “He has called together legislative bodies at places...
Steve Balich Editors note:   As taxes increase property values decrease. That is as simple to understand as the reason so many people are leaving Illinois. Those that work in government and education are now the ruling class. Those not...

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