A press release from State Rep. Allen Skillicorn: Skillicorn Seeks Constitutional Amendment to Protect Retirement Income SPRINGFIELD – State Representative Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) has filed House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 14 to protect Illinois retirees from another tax increase. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Social Security
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: HUNTLEY BUSINESSMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CAUSING UNION BENEFIT FUNDS TO FILE FALSE STATEMENTS AND FAILING TO PAY $600,000 IN FEDERAL FICA TAXES ROCKFORD — A Huntley, Ill., businessman pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: LAKEWOOD, ILLINOIS MAN CHARGED WITH SOCIAL SECURITY FRAUD ROCKFORD — A Lakewood, Ill., man was indicted today by a federal grand jury on fraud-related charges. VALENTINO VALERIU AGIGNOAE, 50, of Lakewood, was … Continue reading
It’s probably not a big surprise that most readers of newspapers–the paper ones–tend to be older than the average citizen. So, it was a surprise when the Daily Herald featured an article today about why taxing retirement income is a … Continue reading
A press release from McHenry County Board Chairman candidate Mike Walkup: Jack Franks voted for increase on Social Security Taxes on income Mike Walkup, County Board member and candidate for Chairman of the Board of McHenry County, revealed today that … Continue reading
A press release from Taxpayers United of America: Former Gov. James R. Thompson Lives Lavishly as Social Security Recipients Struggle CHICAGO—Former Illinois Governor James R. Thompson, who in 1983 and 1989 engineered raising Illinois’ state personal and corporate income tax … 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
State Rep. David McSweeney has been seeking co-sponsors for his House Resolution 890, which “States the belief that the Illinois Income Tax Act should not be amended to permit taxing retirement income.” Number sixty on the list of supporters is … Continue reading
A Chicago Tribune editorial Thursday noted the following: But while the obstructionists pretend that newcomer [Bruce] Rauner is the problem, Illinoisans are voting with their feet. U.S. Census Bureau numbers show that in the most recent measured–July 2014 to July … Continue reading
Mailed First Class last week, the envelop below arrived in my mailbox and those of 229 other people on Jim Tobin’s mailing list two days later: It was addressed to me and attacks State Rep. Barbara Wheeler, who does not … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION BENEFITS AUTHORIZER AND FOUR OTHERS CHARGED IN $1.9 MILLION KICKBACK SCHEME CHICAGO — A benefits authorizer at the Social Security Administration in Chicago authorized over $1.9 million in fraudulent … Continue reading
The McHenry County Conservation has found a way to get more money than it would have been able to otherwise. It will still be within the tax cap’s limit, but until Senate Bill 345 was passed, the amount MCCD was … Continue reading
A press release from Congressman Peter Roskam: In Response to IG Report, Subcommittee Chairs Call on SSA to Work with the IRS to Stop EITC Fraud WASHINGTON — Today, Human Resources Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany (R-LA), Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: TEN DEFENDANTS CHARGED IN SEPARATE FEDERAL CASES ALLEGING A TOTAL OF MORE THAN $1.27 MILLION IN SOCIAL SECURITY FRAUD CHICAGO ― Ten Chicago and area defendants were charged in separate federal criminal … Continue reading
When the last compensation chart was published, left off were totals and how much more than the base salary that members were receiving. That is rectified below: … Continue reading
When I looked at the annual compensation provided to McHenry County Board members made readily available by county government, I noticed that pensions and Social Security were not included. Health insurance was included in the figures, but not the taxpayer-financed … Continue reading
Yesterday, the Chicago Sun-Times ran an article estimating that the increase in the Consumer Price Index may be a mere 1.5% this year. That’s good for consumers, but the paper notes that it will mean that Social Security recipients will … Continue reading
Along with a couple of million other Chicago area residents, I received a letter from Advocate Medical Group’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Kevin McCune today. Not being a recent student or employee of McHenry County College, I had to rely … Continue reading
When I posted the “David McSweeney will take away Social Security and Medicar”e post card from the Illinois Democratic Party on Dee Beaubien’s behalf, I didn’t know that two had hit the mailboxes last week. I can’t be sure of … Continue reading
A second piece concerning Social Security and Medicare has been sent by the Illinois Democratic Party on behalf of Dee Beaubien (Ind.-Madigan). Of course, state legislators have nothing whatsoever to do with either program, as Mike Madigan well knows. But, … Continue reading