Dupage Policy Journal

Sen. Cullerton joins 39 other lawmakers in voting against tax conflict of interest study

By Amanda Smith-Teutsch | Sep 17, 2019

Illinois state Sen. Tom Cullerton (D-Villa Park) joined 39 other members of a legislative task force in refusing to advance a proposal to study ‘systemic conflicts of interest’ in the state's property tax system.

Rep. Villa votes against tax reform proposal

By Amanda Smith-Teutsch | Sep 17, 2019

A Republican-led effort to seek reform for the Illinois property tax system has stalled, with members of a task force refusing to advance the issue.

From Prairie State Wire

More than half of Illinois' police and fire pension funds are underfunded, Wirepoints reports

By Amanda Smith-Teutsch | 5 years ago

Financial decay is happening at all levels of Illinois state government, according to the president of state news aggregation and research site Wirepoints.