Op-ed: We’re being squeezed, Gov. Pritzker. Stop siphoning money away from towns and villages. – Chicago Tribune*

Bartlett Mayor Kevin Wallace, chair of the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus: "To make up for continued LGDF losses, towns will face the option of cutting services, laying off personnel or raising property taxes. Making matters worse, keeping LGDF payments at current levels places a heavier burden on towns that can least afford it — those already hurting from weaker tax bases (especially with main streets suffering) and sky-high property taxes."