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  • $999 million out, $90 million in: Chicago pension funds see the abyss, shrug it off

    by McLean County Times | Apr 11, 2017

    In 2015, the City of Chicago’s two employee pension funds paid out $999 million to 29,286 retirees.

  • State GOP: Madigan’s democracy talk ‘doublespeak’ for dictatorship

    by McLean County Times | Feb 20, 2017

    Republicans say that, in Illinois, there exists a democracy of one — Mike Madigan, to be exact — with the longtime House speaker managing affairs as if the state were a dictatorship rather than a system of egalitarianism.

  • Illinois Opportunity Project co-founders: Term limits in Illinois not short-term solution

    by McLean County Times | Feb 20, 2017

    Term limits are not a short-term solution to Illinois' financial problems, and when or if they are implemented, such limits must be done right or the result will be more of the same, co-founders of a conservative nonprofit said during a recent Chicago-based radio broadcast.

  • State Comptroller Mendoza added to BossMadigan.com

    by McLean County Times | Feb 20, 2017

    The BossMadigan.com website has featured another Democratic member.

  • Economist presses Rauner to speak out against tax hike proposals

    by McLean County Times | Feb 20, 2017

    With Illinois facing a "death spiral," noted economist Brian Wesbury cannot understand why Gov. Bruce Rauner hasn’t spoken out against recent talk of an added tax hike, which he believes would exacerbate the issue.

  • Illinois residents slammed by sales taxes

    by McLean County Times | Feb 20, 2017

    Illinois residents are being slammed by ever-rising taxes, from a tax on soda pop in Cook County to a citywide tax increase of 0.5 percent in Danville.

  • Rauner provides budget address update

    by McLean County Times | Feb 20, 2017

    One day after his annual budget address before a joint session of the Illinois legislature, Gov. Bruce Rauner provided an update to his speech.

  • Iconic Illinois lawmaker Michel passes away

    by McLean County Times | Feb 20, 2017

    Remembered as “a titan,” a “war hero,” a “true gentleman” and above all as a skillful, diplomatic peacemaker, longtime U.S. Rep. Bob Michel has passed away at the age of 93, Capitol Fax announced.

  • Democrat Ford suggests he's open to term-limits legislation

    by McLean County Times | Feb 10, 2017

    In a public statement, state Rep. LaShawn Ford (D-Chicago) recently said term limits would be one way to help bridge the gap with GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner on his calls for reform and possibly help end the budget impasse -- a rare departure from the usual Democratic Party protocols in the General Assembly.

  • BGA: Elected leaders averse to watchdog group oversight

    by McLean County Times | Feb 10, 2017

    The Chicago-based Better Government Association (BGA) watchdog group recently shared its viewpoint via an online article that Illinois government leaders practice a strong avoidance of organizations — such as itself — that are equipped to expose accountability.

  • Illinois may be heading for recession, think tank reports

    by McLean County Times | Feb 10, 2017

    Illinois lawmakers are considering a multibillion-dollar tax hike that the Illinois Policy Institute says may worsen the state’s already weakened economy.

  • Senate's proposed tax increase likely to encourage more out-migration

    by McLean County Times | Feb 10, 2017

    As state income taxes go up, Illinois’ population continues to drop -- dramatically.

  • Rauner taps Munger as deputy governor to leverage her versatile skillset

    by McLean County Times | Feb 3, 2017

    Chosen for her extensive business, government and human services experience, former Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger was named deputy governor today by Gov. Bruce Rauner in order to support conquering the state’s financial ordeals.

  • Attorney General asks court to cut off state employee paychecks

    by McLean County Times | Feb 3, 2017

    State Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a motion yesterday asking the court to dissolve the preliminary injunction that ordered state worker paychecks to continue while the Illinois budget was at an impasse.

  • Taxpayers' Federation weighs in on budget compromise discussion

    by McLean County Times | Feb 3, 2017

    A potential solution in Illinois’ long-running and often contentious budget impasse may finally be in sight.

  • Rauner cites ‘moral obligation’ to attain better future

    by McLean County Times | Feb 3, 2017

    Following Gov. Bruce Rauner’s recent State of the State address in Springfield, major news organizations observed the highlights and takeaways as he reiterated remarks on continuing budget gridlock while simultaneously calling for compromise and reform.

  • Critics say 'House of Madigan' continues to play by own rules

    by McLean County Times | Feb 3, 2017

    Several Illinois legislators have responded to the House’s latest capitulation to longtime Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago), decrying the body’s utter lack of independence or apparent motivation to value representation of home jurisdictions over the speaker’s sway.

  • High property taxes a multilayered problem in Illinois

    by McLean County Times | Feb 2, 2017

    Property owners in Illinois are the hardest hit in the nation when it comes to taxes. And the property tax burden coupled with falling home values is crippling homeowners and leading many Illinois families to deduce that buying a home in Illinois just isn’t worth it.

  • Think tank, state reps propose Budget Solutions 2018 plan to close $7.1 billion deficit

    by McLean County Times | Feb 1, 2017

    The Illinois Policy Institute is proposing a budget conservative group leaders contend would put an end to the state’s nearly two-year impasse, closing a $7.1 billion deficit without adding any new taxes.

  • ILA: Hutchinson amendment threatens people's right to safety

    by McLean County Times | Jan 31, 2017

    If an amendment recently introduced in Springfield by state Sen. Toi Hutchinson (D-Chicago Heights) passes muster, Illinois dwellers could face what the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action (ILA) considers taxation of citizens’ Second Amendment rights.

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