At Tribune meeting, five Chicago mayoral candidates duck specifics on how to fill pension hole – Chicago Tribune January 16, 2019 No Comments Read More »
Teen Birth Rates Decrease Again in Chicago – NBC Chicago January 16, 2019 No Comments A huge victory in the long run. Read More »
Promises, promises from Pritzker, but of what, exactly? – News-Gazette January 16, 2019 No Comments Read More »
Pritzker’s office still calculating the cost of raises governor gave to state employees on first day – INN January 16, 2019 No Comments Comment: Pritzker either signed a blank check, not knowing the cost, or he knows and is hiding it. Read More »
Crain’s names first female editor – Crain’s January 16, 2019 No Comments Veteran Chicago journalist Ann Dwyer will lead the newsroom at the 41-year-old business publication. Read More »
Rauner’s parting acts contradict his words – Opinion – News-Gazette January 16, 2019 No Comments Read More »
Selected consumer taxes in the City of Chicago – The Civic Federation January 16, 2019 No Comments 30 pages needed to cover all of them. Read More »
Pritzker promising a lot on taxpayers’ backs, but we don’t know details – Opinion – INN January 16, 2019 No Comments Read More »
Former U.S. Comptroller: Illinois needs a constitutional amendment to defuse a ticking retirement time bomb January 16, 2019 1 Comment Read More »
The Burke case and the need for property tax reform in Illinois – Opinion – Daily Herald January 16, 2019 No Comments By Tim Schneider, chairman of the Illinois Republican Party. Read More »
Pritzker’s First Day Giveaway On Step Pay Will Cost $200 Million Per Year January 16, 2019 9 Comments Pritzker wouldn’t provide the cost to reporters, but we have it. Read More »
How Illinois Bet on Video Gambling and Lost – ProPublic/WBEZ January 16, 2019 No Comments Legalizing video poker and slots was supposed to generate billions of dollars for the state. A decade later, that hasn’t happened. Now, legislators want to double down on gambling. Read More »
Identifying the Super-Sanctuaries – Center for Immigration Studies January 16, 2019 No Comments Over 425,000 illegal aliens live in the Chicago area, and Chicago has a long list of aggressive measures supporting them. Read More »
Preckwinkle proposes hiking ride-share tax at bus forum – Chicago Tribune January 16, 2019 No Comments Read More »
Pritzker lays out spending, tax, and budget priorities for Illinois – The Bond Buyer January 16, 2019 No Comments https://fixedincome.fidelity.com/ftgw/fi Read More »