Democrats are completely back in charge in Springfield, and when push comes to shove, and at some point it always does, they’re going to do things their way.

Comment: Another unfunded mandate for broke school districts. Meanwhile, they ignore the real problem — Tier 2 pension ripoff that essentially means new hires are forced to pay not just all their own retirement benefits but some of Tier 1’s.

The new analysis shows Illinois manufacturers employ 592,000 people, each earning around $88,691 in average income.

Comment: Keep in mind that this is income tax only.

Money to support a McCormick Place expansion would be raised by expanding a 1% tax on restaurant meals and drinks under legislation advancing Wednesday in the Illinois Senate. The proposal, which has strong backing from trade unions, would enlarge the part of Chicago’s central business district in which the tax is collected

Illinois still hasn’t released its 2018 financial statements. Illinois legislative representatives chose to move ahead anyway, even though the latest financial results from an audited financial report available to citizens and their elected representatives are for a year that ended almost 700 DAYS AGO! This year, the report is significantly later than the last two years.