From: Edward Ronkowski <eronkowski@hotmail.com> Date: June 29, 2017 at 9:38:39 AM CDT To: pete delaney <delaneycontracting@sbcglobal.net> Subject: Re: Questions for Lockport Township Dear Barb, You have asked the question on whether a Lockport Township Trustee can serve on a Township Utility Board.  You have cited the correct statutory...
Local craft breweries in Illinois have another round of success thanks to community support Illinois News Network Jul 15, 2017   Shutterstock photo ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK Illinois residents are toasting the success of the craft brewery trend, which is thriving thanks to...
Will County plans to lower property tax rate, finance chairman says Mike Fricilone (Supplied / Daily Southtown) Susan DeMar LaffertyContact ReporterDaily Southtown Will County should be able to drop its property tax rate by at least 1.5 percent in the upcoming 2018...
This morning, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner announced that Kristina Rasmussen replaced Richard Goldberg as the administration’s Chief of Staff. Rasmussen had been serving as President and Chief Operating Officer of Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) and Illinois Policy Action (IPA).  Illinois...
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Trump's Leaner White House Payroll Projected To Save Taxpayers $22 Million Adam Andrzejewski ,    CONTRIBUTOR I cover the “daily greed” of national, state, and local politics.   Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, walk on the...
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 Madigan and cronies out of office. We need a budget based on spending cuts, freeze on wages, elimination of the defined benefit pension, property tax freeze across with no exemptions, and a 1% cut in every line item just...
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