Just in case you’re interested. In Chicago the media and taxpayers are interested in the Cook County sales tax hike that went into effect the same day as Crystal Lake’s. Neither anyone on Crystal Lake’s city council nor any Crystal … Continue reading
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago has issued the following press release. Below it, I have posted the details of the investigation. I don’t know about you, but I don’t think this case deserves a blue ribbon at the Crook … Continue reading
112 Pages A separate insert. 112 pages of teeny tiny print. Very profitable for the ailing Chicago Sun-Times, but it will be devastating for any of the property owners who will lose their property for a fraction of what it … Continue reading
Senior Chicago Alderman Ed Burke and his Illinois Supreme Court Justice wife Anne own a big house in Chicago. Chicago Tribune reporter Tim Novak wrote Monday about the approval of zoning breaks that were necessary for it to be built … Continue reading
Until I read it in Sun-Times columnist Mark Brown’s column today, I didn’t realize that the Cook County sales tax fight is racial. Talking about the possibility of a veto, Brown writes, “That’s unlikely given the current split, now breaking … Continue reading
Reminded by today’s Chicago Tribune editorial page, I pass on this reminder to you. How different has been the Chicago Tribune’s reaction to Cook County Board President Todd Stroger’s sales tax increase last July 1st from that of the Northwest … Continue reading
Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn has promoted all sorts of referendums, the latest being a series of county “Stick it to the rich” referendums in 2004. It called for doubling the income tax on those earning over $250,000 a year and … Continue reading
Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn has promoted all sorts of referendums, the latest being a series of county “Stick it to the rich” referendums in 2004. It called for doubling the income tax on those earning over $250,000 a year and … Continue reading
