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Challenger pleads with D'Amico to stop the 'suffering' in Illinois
Rep. John D’Amico (D-Chicago) had the chance to keep Illinoisans from suffering any more than they already do, but he ignored it, Amanda Biela said in a press release recently.
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Erase Illinois from the U.S. map, columnist contends
The best thing lllinois can do at this point is disappear, a Chicago Tribune columnist said on a Chicago-based radio talk show recently.
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Rauner forced to build wall against decades of budgetary abuse, Tribune says
Gov. Bruce Rauner didn't take over a blessedly balanced Illinois economy, as Democrats would like people to believe, the Chicago Tribune argued in an editorial recently.
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Property taxes described as most critical issue for 2018 elections
A recently revealed disparity in Chicago-area property taxes proves the system is corrupt and should be the prevailing issue in the 2018 elections, a radio show producer said recently.
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Madigan described as pulling Illinois in whichever direction he wants
House Speaker Michael Madigan has a funny way of showing he is opposed to new taxes, Austin Berg argued on the Illinois Policy Institute's website recently.
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Madigan accuses Rauner of putting 'right-wing agenda' above taxpayers
After a bipartisan meeting with legislative leaders on Sunday night, House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) described Gov. Bruce Rauner's demands for a property tax freeze another way the governor is pushing his agenda ahead of the real needs of Illinoisans.
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City Council panel tells Chicagoans: Keep talking, for now
Chicagoans don't have to stay relatively mum at City Council meetings -- at least not yet.
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Cook County official: Mismanagement to blame for tax increases
As the most recent property tax bills in Chicago and Cook County arrive in mailboxes, critics of property tax rates argue that the tax burden will push Illinois residents out of their homes.
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Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority Board met April 18.
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority Board met at 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 18.
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City of Chicago Board of Ethics met May 22.
City of Chicago Board of Ethics met at 1:10 p.m. Monday, May 22.
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GOP offers graphic to illustrate Democratic entanglement in Cook County
The Illinois Republican Party has issued an infographic to illustrate the connections among House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago), Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios and other key Illinois Democrats identified by the Chicago Tribune recently.
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Illinois Policy writer: Old guard throws barbs as new media grabs awards
Traditional news outlets have been resorting to name-calling and disparagement because they fear their way of controlling the narrative is dying, an Illinois Policy Institute writer said on a radio show recently.
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GOP: Pritzker says a lot by saying nothing about Berrios
Democratic gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker needs to speak up about mounting criticism leveled against Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios in the wake of a Chicago Tribune report, the Illinois Republican Party said in a press release recently.
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Minimum wage hike unfair to young, kills jobs, economics professor says
Supporters of minimum wage increases too often forget the cruelty of state-enforced pay hikes, an economics professor and author said on a Chicago-based radio show recently.
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'Go buy yourself a treasurer's seat,' radio host chides Pritzker
A questionable property tax assessment was problem enough for billionaire businessman and Democratic gubernatorial hopeful J.B. Pritzker, but recent FBI tape revelations are sticking with voters, a conservative radio talk show host said recently.
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Opponents attack CPS plan for new high school as vacant seats abound
Despite an abundance of empty school seats, the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) system is moving forward with a $5 to $10 million plan to convert a South Loop elementary school into a high school, according to the Chicago Tribune.
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Hughes calls for ouster of CTU President Karen Lewis
Chicago Teachers Union members need to turn their long-time President Karen Lewis out of office, a radio show co-host said during a recent broadcast.
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GOP faults Chicago Dems for allegedly biased property taxes
The Illinois Republican Party slammed Chicago Democrats after a recent series from the Chicago Tribune revealed that the Cook County Assessor’s Office has systematically provided property tax relief for the county’s wealthy residents while forcing its poorer population to pay higher taxes.
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Report reveals property taxes taken from poor far outweigh those from rich
Poorer Cook County residents pay higher property taxes than their wealthy neighbors when considered as a proportion of their homes’ values, according to a recent Chicago Tribune series of articles.
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Housing Authority of Cook County Board of Commissioner met March 21.
Housing Authority of Cook County Board of Commissioner met Tuesday, March 21.