-- Connecting the dots between our economy, government and business --
Summary and audio linked here.
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.
Summary and audio linked here.
Chicago’s political leadership is floating a pension buyout program as evidence it is seriously addressing the city’s thirty-six-billion-dollar unfunded pension liability, but Mark Glennon, founder of the Illinois policy research organization Wirepoints, said that the proposal moves debt from one column to another rather than reducing it, and that the broader fiscal picture facing the city continues to deteriorate across every measurable dimension. Audio here.
SIGN UP HERE FOR OUR FREE WIREPOINTS DAILY NEWSLETTER
Audio and summary
Isn’t this a no brainer? The entire state was paying the grocery tax before Gov Pritzker repealed this tax so he could claim he reduced taxes! Slick! Add the tax. The monies will stay in each community.
Completely agree. On top of that, 26% of our population is getting their health care through medicaid and around 38% of this population is obese. Why shouldn’t we tax food based on the nutrition of the item? Fruits, veggies, meats, etc… zero tax. Processed foods, snacks, ice cream etc… charge 10%. We tax weed and alcohol at high rates. Why are we giving these other foods a pass when they have very little nutritional value? They are “recreational” food items. A luxury. This would need to be done at a state level though. Otherwise, like the soda tax in CC,… Read more »
Naperville could put a dent in their shortfall by getting those that want to do away with drag queens reading to kids at the library and giving trans athletes their own sports competitions a chance to contribute $5 each, anonymously of course.
FWIW – More and more these days, we grocery shop and buy gas in Wisconsin. Between the price difference(s) and lower taxes, it makes sense anytime I’m within 20 miles of the border. For me, that’s generally true at least once a week. Vote with your dollars.
Gas at Kwik Trip in Brodhead, WI is $2.999 – IL stations near the border are $3.459.
No brainer.
People in Central IL with families are now making runs to the quad cities. For a family it adds up quickly.
I guess if your time isn’t worth anything to you then it may make sense. For everyone else it would be a massive waste of time.