Jim Tobin’s National Taxpayers United of Illinois has revealed the top 50 pensions for the General Assembly Retirement Fund. It doesn’t have many pensioners, but the legislative retirement fund has some big payouts. Part of the reason is that statewide … Continue reading
Category Archives: Emil Jones
Sunday’s Chicago Tribune had a front page story that seems to have been inspired by two Catholic nuns not being able to talked to illegal aliens detained there. It seems Sheriff Keith Nygren thought that the services of his award-winning … Continue reading
You will remember that the day before Rod Blagojevich was arrested by the FBI, he let loose with this quote: “I don’t believe there’s any cloud that hangs over me. I think there’s nothing but sunshine hanging over me.” This … Continue reading
You will remember that the day before Rod Blagojevich was arrested by the FBI, he let loose with this quote: “I don’t believe there’s any cloud that hangs over me. I think there’s nothing but sunshine hanging over me.” This … Continue reading
The big news for 26th state senate candidate Bill Gentes, the Democratic Party mayor of Round Lake, was the $75,000 he snagged from the two leading candidates to replace Emil Jones for Illinois Senate President. What did have to spend … Continue reading
The big news for 26th state senate candidate Bill Gentes, the Democratic Party mayor of Round Lake, was the $75,000 he snagged from the two leading candidates to replace Emil Jones for Illinois Senate President. What did have to spend … Continue reading
Bill Gentes must be smiling today. In fact, he may still be dancing the Snoopy happy dance. Late yesterday afternoon, he reported receiving $75,000. $50,000 came from The Senate Democratic Victory Fund, run by Chicago State Senator John Cullerton. Cullerton, … Continue reading
Bill Gentes must be smiling today. In fact, he may still be dancing the Snoopy happy dance. Late yesterday afternoon, he reported receiving $75,000. $50,000 came from The Senate Democratic Victory Fund, run by Chicago State Senator John Cullerton. Cullerton, … Continue reading
I speculated yesterday that retiring Illinois Senate President Emil Jones (D-Chicago) would retire from his legislative post, take a job with best buddy and Governor Rod Blagojevich’s administration, then resign with a higher pension base than his current $95,313 and … Continue reading
I speculated yesterday that retiring Illinois Senate President Emil Jones (D-Chicago) would retire from his legislative post, take a job with best buddy and Governor Rod Blagojevich’s administration, then resign with a higher pension base than his current $95,313 and … Continue reading
Call me cynical, but I expect Senate President Emil Jones to end up getting paid a lot more than he does now after leaving office in January. I expect his good buddy Governor Rod Blagojevich,to put Jones on the payroll … Continue reading
Call me cynical, but I expect Senate President Emil Jones to end up getting paid a lot more than he does now after leaving office in January. I expect his good buddy Governor Rod Blagojevich,to put Jones on the payroll … Continue reading
The constitutional amendment sparked by dissatisfaction with Governor Rod Blagojevich’s performance in office passed the Illinois House today 75-33 with 3 voting “Present.” The St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Kevin McDermott reported the following, which certainly adds flavor to the soup: “‘Our … Continue reading
The constitutional amendment sparked by dissatisfaction with Governor Rod Blagojevich’s performance in office passed the Illinois House today 75-33 with 3 voting “Present.” The St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Kevin McDermott reported the following, which certainly adds flavor to the soup: “‘Our … Continue reading
A friend of McHenry County Blog has noticed a new law that would allow a sales tax to help pay for new schools. It would have to be approved by referendum, unlike the extra one-half of one percent sales tax … Continue reading
A friend of McHenry County Blog has noticed a new law that would allow a sales tax to help pay for new schools. It would have to be approved by referendum, unlike the extra one-half of one percent sales tax … Continue reading
In reporting the 57-53 defeat of the bill to force every Illinois citizen to pay $30 to subsidize the CTA/RTA last Thursday, the Chicago Tribune had this sentence: ”Senate President Emil Jones earlier called the construction and gambling package the … Continue reading
In reporting the 57-53 defeat of the bill to force every Illinois citizen to pay $30 to subsidize the CTA/RTA last Thursday, the Chicago Tribune had this sentence: ”Senate President Emil Jones earlier called the construction and gambling package the … Continue reading
The Sun-Times reports Saturday that Senate President Emil Jones snuck a section in the bill to expand gambling to four new Illinois cities, including Chicago, as I read the article. Dave McKinney reports, “it would divert 2 percent of revenues … Continue reading
The Sun-Times reports Saturday that Senate President Emil Jones snuck a section in the bill to expand gambling to four new Illinois cities, including Chicago, as I read the article. Dave McKinney reports, “it would divert 2 percent of revenues … Continue reading