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Gov. J.B. Pritzker wants to swipe $150 million of the state income tax revenue that is traditionally shared with municipalities. Pritzker wants to money to help shore up his 2022 budget. If he’s successful, Joliet will lose out on as much as $1,800,000 of its general budget. Wirepoints President Ted Dabrowski joins Scott Slocum on WJOL.
Everybody needs a side hustle these days, and mine is Ukraine, where I am now.
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If this bill passes, say goodbye to local control over all Illinois parks and expect to see open drug and alcohol use, needles, no sanitation and fire hazards, but no ordinary park users.
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So my village will probably do without so Porkie Pricktakur can reward his cronies with perks, pay raises, political donations, and plenty for pork projects. The Democrats have done it again.
Rather than sharing with municipalities how about a tax break instead? I for one am tired of things like grants to fund a park that then saddles the local taxpayers with taxes to operate them. The list in addition to parks is seemingly endless.