Dupage Policy Journal

Kinzler agrees with Rauner's budget goals

By Justin Stoltzfus | Apr 17, 2018

Jay Kinzler,a Glen Ellyn Republican running to unseat Rep. Deb Conroy (D-Villa Park), thinks Gov. Bruce Rauner's goal of creating a long-term budget is a good one.

Kinzler says taxing retirement income is a bad idea

By Justin Stoltzfus | Apr 11, 2018

“It is a bad idea to raise taxes and institute new taxes particularly on retired residents," Jay Kinzler told the DuPage Policy Journal during recent interview about reports indicating the state could rake in $2.7 billion by taxing retirement benefits.

Ives finds flaws throughout new state school funding model

By Justin Stoltzfus | Sep 1, 2017

Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-42nd) was one of 34 House members to vote against the new state school funding formula contained in Senate Bill 1947 because its evidence-based model won't work, she said.

Prep, not pep, the focus of Wheaton Tea Party event

By Justin Stoltzfus | Jul 31, 2017

The upcoming weekend's "Strategy 2017” will not be a conservative pep rally, Carol Davis, an organizer and member of the Wheaton West Suburban Tea Party, said.

Wheaton 'watchdog' questions school district's financial sense

By Justin Stoltzfus | Jul 12, 2017

To the best of Jan Shaw's knowledge, some Wheaton-Warrenville school district administrators are working on expired contracts.

DuPage board member saddened, not surprised, by Radogno departure

By Justin Stoltzfus | Jul 8, 2017

Brian Krajewski, a member of the DuPage County Board, knew that longtime Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno (R-Lemont) was planning to retire.

Illinois among states seen as on the precipice of a pension disaster

By Justin Stoltzfus | Jun 23, 2017

Officials in Springfield and around the country are talking about a “pension cliff” and trying to determine what will happen as large numbers of educators become fully vested in school district pension benefit systems.

Elgin charter school moves one step closer to reality

By Justin Stoltzfus | Jun 19, 2017

Two months after a contentious 6-1 vote by the School District U-46 board to conditionally approve a new charter school in Elgin, some board members continue to push to finalize the Elgin Math and Science Academy project, while others remain less enthusiastic.