Starting from no name identification in McHenry County, State Senator Don DeWitte, appointed to replace retired State Senator Karen McConnaughay, had an uphill battle to beat Democrat Nancy Zettler. Zettler ran unsuccessfully against Alan Skillicorn two years ago, but, in … Continue reading
Category Archives: Income Tax Hike
Continuing coverage of the League of Women Voters Candidates’ Night for those seeking State Senate seats looking at answers to the question of what to do with the State’s budget shortfall. And the candidates had a minute to answer the question … Continue reading
A press release from Taxpayers United of America SEVEN OF ELEVEN REPUBLICAN TAXPAYER TRAITORS EXPOSED BY TUA WILL NOT RUN AGAIN CHICAGO—Seven of eleven Republican taxpayer traitors in the Ill. General Assembly, exposed by Taxpayers United of America (TUA) in … Continue reading
The following graphic on the Illinois Revenue Department’s web site confused me: I thought it referred to the 32% income tax hike the Democrats just passed. It didn’td So the information in this article is incorrect. When asked the Revenue … Continue reading
Every month Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass trots out his “Moutza of the Month” column. Readers pretty much write it for him with their nominations. One from Bryan Surek was for “State rep. Chris ‘Mathman’ Welch, D-Madiganistan, for having hysterics … Continue reading
This article is incorrect. The explanation can be found here. Since it is the Democratic Party’s version of the 32% income tax hike bill that passed, more than one percent of your income will be deducted in everyone’s pay check. … Continue reading
Chicago Tribune Eric Zorn dedicated not one, but two columns to State Rep. Steve Andersson’s vote in favor of Mike Madigan’s 32% income tax hike. Zorn obviously wants to help Andersson, but I’m pretty sure that columns like you see … Continue reading
State Rep. Steve Andersson was the subject of a supportive July 12, 2017, column by the Chicago Tribune’s Eric Zorn shortly after the vote to raise the state income tax by 32%. Although readership in newspapers is diminishing, this cannot … Continue reading
Observer Russ Stewart write columns of insightful political commentary for Nadig Newspapers. His latest is entitled, “‘Madigan’s tax increase’ boosts Rauner for 2018.” Here are a couple of paragraphs: “Rauner emerged triumphant because he can now trumpet for the next … Continue reading
Dennis Byrne picked up on a comment made by Senate President John Cullerton that I and most readers of the Chicago Tribune missed. Democratic Senate President John Cullerton suggested Thursday that paying down more of the bills would require raising taxes … Continue reading
From tax fighter Jim Tobin: GOP Turncoats Collude with Democrats to Raise Illinois Income Taxes CHICAGO-Some Republican members of the Illinois Senate and Illinois House of Representatives stabbed taxpayers in the back by voting with Democrats to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s … Continue reading
Friday the Chicago NPR station, WBEZ-FM, interviewed formed Republican Govenror Jim Edgar about the tax hike. The most interesting thing said was Edgar’s comment that current Republican Govenror Bruce Rauner could “have his cake and eat it, too.” I hadn’t … Continue reading
The Chicago Sun-Times probably doesn’t have much circulation in State Representative Steve Andersson’s district. Nevertheless, it can’t help to have the photo of Mike Madigan shaking hands with Andersson that ran on front pages in both the Chicago Tribune and … Continue reading
First, this is what State Rep. Allen Skillicorn has to say: Skillicorn Says ‘Junk Budget’ Fails Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Following votes to override Gov. Rauner’s vetoes of a tax hike and unsustainable budget, State Representative Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) called … Continue reading
My wife emailed me at 4:30 to tell me our taxes just went up. Here’s the House veto override vote, 71-42, the minimum for a successful override: Here’s Governor Bruce Rauner’s reaction: Governor’s Statement on Speaker Madigan’s 32% Income Tax … Continue reading
Here’s a tweet from Democratic Party State Representative found on Illinois Review: … Continue reading
That’s because legislators did not show up in Springfild. Here’s the Quorum Call, compliments of Capitol Fax: … Continue reading
The lead editorial in this morning’s Chicago Tribune wonders which State Reps. will vote to override Governor Bruce Rauner’s veto . “…if you vote this tax increase into law and then have to admit to your constituents that accompanying ‘reform’ … Continue reading
Mainly Democrats voted to override Governor Bruce Rauner’s veto of the 32% income tax hike bill passed by the House yesterday. The roll call is below: Below is what led up to the veto override: Governor Vetoes Speaker Madigan’s 32% … Continue reading
A press release from State Senator Karen McConnaughay: McConnaughay Reacts to Budget, Tax Hike Votes SPRINGFIELD – State Sen. Karen McConnaughay (R-St. Charles) offered the following reaction after the Illinois Senate voted to pass a permanent income tax hike and … Continue reading