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Madigan comes up short on SB 1229 override

House Speaker Mike Madigan said on multiple occasions he had the votes to override the governor’s veto.

Master blaster

Rahm kicks the can

Rahm calls for the largest property tax hike in modern Chicago history

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel calls for property-tax hikes, garbage-collection fees and ridesharing surcharges as a stop-gap measure to plug the city’s $750 million budget hole.

By Ted Dabrowski

Failure to override

Quote of the day, September 3

Failure to override veto of SB 1229: Great win for taxpayers

The failure of the Illinois House of Representatives to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of Senate Bill 1229 represents a great win for taxpayers on two fronts. First, taxpayers’ voice in AFSCME negotiations was protected. The governor, not an unelected and unaccountable arbitrator, will set the terms of the next contract. But the failure of...

By John Tillman

Cook County’s exodus revealed in new tax documents

Shrinking opportunities go hand in hand with a shrinking tax base.

By Austin Berg

Sprint to add over 1,000 jobs in Chicago

Of the 1,050 new jobs announced, Sprint expects about half to be retail positions and the other half to be filled by wireless experts, network technicians and engineers.

By Amy Korte

Broken

Quote of the day, September 2

Freedom, fairness for food carts in Chicago

On Sept. 24, 2015, Chicago City Council voted unanimously in favor of an ordinance to legalize food carts, giving thousands of street vendors across the city the freedom to make an honest living and opening the door for the next generation of culinary entrepreneurs.

By Hilary Gowins

Madigan’s deadly game of chicken

Senate Bill 1229: An assault on taxpayers

Illinoisans’ household incomes have fallen by 8 percent since 2000, while state-worker salaries have increased by 22 percent.

By Ted Dabrowski

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