State Rep. Steve Andersson has a smaller part of McHenry County than any other House member. He is also, in only his second term, the most influential, having been named Floor Leader by GOP Minority Leader Jim Durkin. Representing Sun … Continue reading
Here’s the roll call, which passed 39-14: As you can see more clearly below, no local State Senator voted for the bill: Senator Karen McConnaughay said, “Senate just passed massive tax hike with concurrence of SB9. Disappointing.” … Continue reading
From Lombard’s State Rep. Peter Breen: Blackmail Budget Passes I’m writing you from Springfield, where the Illinois General Assembly is still in legislative session. Since we’re stuck here in Springfield, with budget bills to consider, we’ve reluctantly decided to cancel … Continue reading
State Rep. David McSweeney filed House Bill 4078 today. It would repeal the income and other tax hikes that were passed mainly by Democrats yesterday. McSweeney’s speech against passage of yesterday’s bill is below: … Continue reading
Here is the roll call of the income and sales tax hike bill, Senate Bill 9: … Continue reading
A press release from Governor Bruce Rauner: Governor Rauner Statement on Speaker Madigan’s 32% Tax Hike SPRINGFIELD – Governor Bruce Rauner today issued the following statement following the House of Representative’s passage of a 32 percent income tax hike without … Continue reading
From State Rep. David McSweeney: From State Rep. David McSweeney: The Illinois House might vote tomorrow (Saturday) on the Madigan/Republican Leadership tax hike that would raise the individual income tax rate by 32%. I’m a HELL NO on the tax … Continue reading
Went to the Rainbow Restaurant in Algonquin Saturday morning. State Senator Karen McConnaughay and Algonquin Village President John Schmitt were holding court, so to speak, at a table by the front window. Ten to fifteen local residents and officials were … Continue reading
One of the prices of being in a leadership position in the Illinois General Assembly is that one has to take votes of which one’s constituents probably disapprove. In the Kane CountyChronicle article about a Town Hall Meeting held in … Continue reading
A press release from Jim Tobin: Taxpayers Revolt Against Illinois State Senate Income Tax Hike CHICAGO — Illinois taxpayers, hammered by some of the highest state and local taxes in the nation, are increasingly venting their anger and frustration toward … Continue reading
I skimmed the Democrats income tax hike bill last night and am still astonished at their making tax collections retroactive to January 1, 2017. That information was posted here yesterday, but the audacity demonstrated still has me fuming. You can … Continue reading
A press release from Governor Bruce Rauner, written before the Senate vote. Governor: Any budget agreement must include property tax relief Calls for real property tax relief as part of budget negotiations As Senate Democrats prepare to vote on a … Continue reading
The Illinois legislature has been in recess for a couple of weeks. Returning to Springfield today, State Senators are facing the possibility of hiking income taxes back to the Pat Quinn-Mike Madigan days or worse. Consider the following disconnect from … Continue reading
A press release from Jim Tobin’s The Budget Compromise is a Multibillion Dollar Income Tax Hike! Chicago, IL – The Illinois Senate is expected to vote on a budget compromise this Wednesday, the day of Gov. Bruce Rauner’s (R) State … Continue reading
From former McHenry County Congressman and now WIND Talk Show Host Joe Walsh: Attention Illinois Resident: The Illinois Senate this week will be voting on a budget bill that will increase our state income tax anywhere from 32-40%. The Illinois … Continue reading
Last October, Christine Radogno was the first politician to mention the possibility of a “retirement tax.” On Sunday night, in an interview with WLS-Radio newsman Bill Cameron on “Connected to Chicago,” she said she thought it was “off the table.” … Continue reading
In Monday’s Chicago Sun-Times Better Government Association President Andy Shaw continues his campaign to convince the to pass a tax on retirement income in Illinois. When a similar pitch was made on the BGA website, I left the following comment: … Continue reading
The Better Government Association perhaps should change its name to the “Better Government with More Taxes Association.” Bad acronym, but that certain describes its pitch in this article. Just looking at the graphic the BGA used in its article tells … Continue reading
Illinois is not the place it used to be. In the past, people said, “If you can’t find a job in Chicago, you can’t find one anywhere.” With the better part of a half a century under Mike Madigan’s Democratic … Continue reading
State Rep. David McSweeney now has 64 sponsors on his House Resolution 890. That’s the one that calls for “no taxes on retirement income.” The three new co-sponsors are André Thapedi Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr. La Shawn K. Ford McHenry … Continue reading
