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We people in Illinois are in the heart of the State that most exemplifies Big Government. We as a people vote for people that are in the process of fighting felony charges, people that say they will raise your taxes when elected, and people that blame crime on everything but the true cause which is [...]

Last week emails were flying around about some of our Elected officials calling them out for bringing Obamacare to Illinois 2 years early. I wanted to see what the bill SB2840 actually said before I called them to complain. It is not my desire to implement any part of the National Health Care currently passed [...]

Once again the Illinois Republicans have failed us.  It is time that we make note of this vote and remember it the next time that each of these lawmakers (names are listed at the end of this email) comes up for re-election.  When 16 Republicans vote to increase the debt (implementing Obamacare 2 years early) [...]

Tuesday, May 29, 2012 By Jeanne Ives – Before I decided to run for State Representative, a number of my friends and family asked me, “Do you really know what you are getting yourself into?” After serving in local government as a city council member, and as a tax professional and mother of five, I [...]

Illinois Tea Party Coordinators had a lengthy teleconference last evening to address what amounts to capitulation of IL Republicans (led by Tom (Double) Cross) in an effort to presumably ‘rescue’ Medicaid in IL by IMPLEMENTING OBAMACARE IN ILLINOIS – 2 YEARS EARLY!  I’m not going to take the time to get on a soapbox about [...]

By STEVEN MALANGA Wall Street Journal: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303592404577361891800868180.html   Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel recently offered a stark assessment of the threat to his state’s future that is posed by mounting pension and retiree health-care bills for government workers. Unless Illinois enacts reform quickly, he said, the costs of these programs will force taxes so high that, [...]

Total Dollars needed (taxed) by each tax district (levy) = Total amount of dollars collected by property owners in each district   The tax rate = the percent each property owner must pay to get the money needed by each District (Based on State formulas used by the assessor called assessed value)   Not increasing [...]

Source:   http://www.bnd.com/2011/09/20/1867305/county-seeks-to-recover-bond-sale.html MADISON COUNTY SEEKS TO RECOVER $400,000 IN BOND SALE LOSSES   BY MIKE FITZGERALD, News-Democrat, Posted on Tue, Sep. 20, 2011 Madison County has filed an arbitration request to recover $400,000 lost from the sale of bonds by an Arkansas securities dealer last year.   In a claim filed with the Financial Industry Regulatory [...]

Will County Tea Party activists are engaging the system. Conservative principals of Ronald Regan are alive and well in this County. Quote from Steve Balich lets everyone know the desire and drive of Tea Party activists ” I am not running for County Board, because I am going to win, I am sprinting” Read Article [...]

From Beautiful Homer Glen, I figured I would let everyone know that just because an elected official is not up for election, good work needs to be complimented. Making information about who has a FOID public is not a good thing. Many people in Homer Glen as well as in the State of Illinois have [...]