Democratic lawmakers took some baby steps toward property tax reform on Monday, but several Republicans said real reform is still too far out of reach for struggling Illinoisans.
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Rep. Grant Wehrli (R-Naperville) said the recent passage of House Bill 418 will prevent retired police officers who are already receiving a pension from earning a second pension if they take on a new active-duty position.
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Rep. Grant Wehrli (R-Naperville) pilloried the State Board of Elections’ decision on Monday not to advance the investigation into Auditor General Frank Mautino’s campaign spending, calling the decision a corrupt partisan move.
Invoking the Fifth Amendment won’t protect Auditor General Frank Mautino from House Joint Resolution 9, Rep. Grant Wehrli (R-Naperville) said after the State Board of Election’s hearing on Mautino recently.
Reps. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) and Grant Wehrli (R-Naperville) say Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino should resign or be removed from office following his continued refusal to answer questions related to campaign investigations at a State Board of Elections hearing.
Among registered voters, private sector taxpayers outnumber state and local public sector workers and pensioners nearly 20 to one in the 41st Illinois House district, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis.
Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan has spoken up in defense of Frank Mautino, the state’s auditor general, in an interview with Peoria public radio station WCBU.