Wirepoints President Ted Dabrowski joined Tom Miller on the WJPF Morning Newswatch to talk about inflation and its impact on gas prices in Illinois. Ted pointed out that gas prices are far, far lower in states like Missouri thanks to a combination of transportation costs, higher taxes, and more regulation in Illinois.
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A set of state lawmakers want to extend CPS’ current school closing moratorium to February 1, 2027 – the same year CPS is set to transition to a fully-elected school board. That means schools like Manley High School, with capacity for more than 1,000 students but enrollment of just 78, can’t be closed for anther three years. The school spends $45,000 per student, but just 2.4% of students read at grade level.
Hopefully, all media will get the message, in Illinois, too.
Ted joined Tom Miller of WJPF to talk about Illinois’ highest-in-the-nation property taxes, why lawmakers don’t want to touch the tax’s cost drivers, just how much Illinoisans’ tax burden has grown over the decades, why Gov. Pritzker failed to meet his promise to reform property taxes, and more.
Exactly on point. I live within 2 miles of the Illinois/Wisconsin state line and refuse to purchase fuel in Illinois. Illinois fuel taxes doubled and have an automatic annual increase built in, Lake County then increases fuel taxes and since 2021 national energy policies have been compounding consumer fuel costs. And now we can throw the aggression in Eastern Europe into the mix. I feel for the small business owners trying to sell gasoline in Illinois, but cannot support them as long as Illinois continues to fleece consumers.