IL lawmakers get busy solving every problem. Nah, just kidding, they got busy sinking taxpayers even deeper in the red with irresponsible lawmaking.
Entries Tagged as 'state politics'
For all you gadflies
March 26th, 2010 · 1 Comment · National Politics, state politics
I’ve added a new “State and Nation” page to allow readers to express their views on those issues without commandeering local threads to do so. Hat tip to Chad for this one.
Tags: pages
Turnout numbers
February 3rd, 2010 · 6 Comments · 2010 election, County Politics, Local politics, Politics, state politics
DuPage County- Registered Voters 548,771 Cards Cast Democratic Party Primary 40,990 7.47% Cards Cast Green Party Primary 382 0.07% Cards Cast Republican Party Primary 94,559 17.23% Total primary ballots 135,931 24.77% County Board District 2 two year term (includes N side of DG) D 8.4% of total vote, 19.9% of D Dupage County voters R [...]
Tags: primary elections
Don’t bet on it
November 20th, 2009 · Comments Off · state politics, Village Council, Your Say
Council looks at gambling ban. Quit a few other communities are looking at banning video machine gambling within their boundaries. The county has alrady banned video gambling in unincorportated areas. Tuesday it’s Downers Grove’s turn to hash it out.
Tags: budget·ethics·gambling·Village Council
Sandack endorses Murphy
November 17th, 2009 · 1 Comment · 2010 election, state politics
Mayor Ron Sandack has formally endorsed Matt Murphy for lieutenant governor, according to a press release from the Murphy camp. Sandack was the only mayor among a dozen state senators and representatives to endorse Murphy, who is unofficially running with gubernatorial candidate Andy McKenna. Sandy Pihos, (R-42) of Glen Ellyn also endorsed Murphy. “Matt Murphy [...]
Tags: Dan Cronin·Matt Murphy·Ron Sandack
State of insolvency
November 12th, 2009 · 32 Comments · budget, state politics
How unsustainable is our state’s toxic brew of unfunded pensions, deficit spending and government handouts? In its “States in Fiscal Peril” report, the Pew Center on the States describes Illinois’ devastating financial condition as among the worst in the country. “Illinois entered the nation’s fiscal crisis in a precarious position. Since the last recession earlier [...]
Tags: Pew Center·state finance
Unsustainable
October 23rd, 2009 · 19 Comments · budget, Commentary, Education, Fire and police, In the News, National Politics, state politics, Taxes, Village Council
There have been many articles about the budgetary crisis gripping various states and cities, including our own town. Reading up for a column on the subject, I came across this factoid from SUNY’s Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government: state tax collections plunged an inflation-adjusted average of 9.2 percent in FY 2009. As the village [...]
Tags: pensions·public payroll
Through the roof
May 3rd, 2010 · 7 Comments · Commentary, District 58, District 99, Education, state politics, Taxes, Village Hall
Our 2009 tax bill is officially through the roof, breaking through the $6,000 barrier for the first time. That’s right, $6,000-plus for an 1,875-square-foot, 85-year-old residence on a 50-foot lot. And that’s it for me. This year, I finally will file the appeal I’ve threatened so many times in the past. This year, I’ll stay [...]
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Tags: property taxes