Dupage Policy Journal

GOP calls on Kifowit, Conroy, Mussman constituents to help stop more taxation

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 28, 2017

The Illinois Republican Party is urging residents of House Districts 46, 56 and 84 to call their representatives and voice their opposition to a budget based on tax hikes passed by Senate Democrats on Tuesday.

Winger invites students on a summer safari, sort of

By Charmaine Little | May 28, 2017

Rep. Christine Winger (R-Wood Dale) wants this summer to be a special one for students in her district, so she's asking them to come along on her third-annual "Summer Reading Safari."

Bellock joins call for reform-based budget ballot before deadline

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 28, 2017

Rep. Patti Bellock (R-Hinsdale) joined Reps. Tom Demmer (R-Dixon) and Norine Hammond (R-Macomb) at a press conference on May 16 calling for bipartisan cooperation on passing a state budget that incorporates economic reforms before the legislative session ends on May 31.

Delay, distraction won't solve Illinois' workers' comp woes, Nybo argues

By Hoang Tran | May 28, 2017

Sen. Chris Nybo (R-Lombard) christened House Bill 2525 with a less-than flattering name during Senate debate on Friday.

Aurora area employment takes another hit as Butterball announces closure

By Robert Lawson | May 28, 2017

Six hundred workers will lose their jobs once Butterball completes the closure of its bacon-processing plant in Montgomery by July 17, the company announced recently.

Ives questions whether Madigan has empathy for overtaxed Illinoisans

By Glenn Minnis | May 28, 2017

House Speaker Michael Madigan must not live in the same Illinois as everyone else, Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) suggested in a recent interview with the DuPage Policy Journal.

CareNet, Heroic Media team up to deal with unplanned pregnancies

By Charmaine Little | May 28, 2017

CareNet of DuPage is teaming up with Heroic Media to provide hotline training for high-risk situations regarding pregnancies.

Manar attacks Kankakee Times for publishing school funding numbers

By Michael McGrady | May 26, 2017

Sen. Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill) is demanding a state investigation after the Kankakee Times reported on the anticipated district-by-district financial impact of his Senate Bill 1, which promises to change the state's formula for dispensing money to public schools.

Rauner says end run around Madigan only way forward for Illinois

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 26, 2017

The buckling stops here, Gov. Bruce Rauner said during a call-in radio show recently.

Watchdogs: Who's Joe, and why did Mautino pay him $12,487?

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 26, 2017

As a state lawmaker, Frank Mautino paid nearly $12,500 in campaign fund cash to a man named Joe without keeping any supporting receipts, according to a government oversight group.

Report shows 'true' accounting of pension liabilities more than double what governments say; Expert: debt is 'utterly absurd'

By Ann Maher, Madison County Record | May 26, 2017

Financial expert Mark Glennon of Wilmette says in his analysis of a new study on state and local pensions that the options available to reduce the substantial obligations facing Illinois funds include amending the state constitution or going through federal bankruptcy.

Sugar Creek invites learners to get into summer swing

By Jason Burke | May 26, 2017

Sugar Creek Golf Course has teed up another season of activities for young and old alike.

Village of Willowbrook Board of Trustees met March 13.

By Jenie Mallari-Torres | May 26, 2017

Village of Willowbrook Board of Trustees met Monday, March 13.

Village of Woodridge Mayor and Board of Trustees met March 2.

By Jenie Mallari-Torres | May 26, 2017

Village of Woodridge Mayor and Board of Trustees met Thursday, March 2.

Tax analyst: Illinoisans crushed under weight of sales, income, property taxes

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 25, 2017

Illinoisans pay more in total taxes than anyone else in the nation, so any thoughts about adding to that burden need to be forgotten, a tax analyst argued recently.

Dems keep reaching into taxpayer pockets rather than reaching for reforms, Ives says

By Giovanni Whaley | May 25, 2017

Senate Democrats think it's easy to reach into taxpayer pockets and pull out $5.4 billion, Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) said on a Chicago-based radio show following Tuesday's vote on Senate Bill 9.

Ives helps keep 'unprepared' students from getting college guarantee

By Hoang Tran | May 25, 2017

Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) won her fight on Tuesday to stop a measure she feared would give college admission precedence to some unprepared students as well as allow non-citizens to steal university seats.