50 Million Reasons Why Pritzker Doesn’t Care About You
July 6, 2020 By Matt Rodewald, Director of Communications Governor J.B. Pritzker doesn’t care about you. He cares about himself. Any Illinois resident should be able to see that after this weekend’s late-night dump of $51.5 million into his pet project progressive tax. There are so many issues that Pritzker could care about and put […]
Read Full ArticleExpect More than Fireworks this July
June 30, 2020 July will bring us more than just fireworks and freedom this year. July 1st signals higher taxes in Illinois and increased pressure on already burdened small businesses. As if the past few months were not enough to cause distress and financial panic for many Illinois families and small businesses, Governor Pritzker will […]
Read Full ArticleDefund CTU
June 22, 2020 By: Katie Clancy, Marketing and Communications Manager For decades, Chicago Teachers Union members have failed to educate Chicago’s youth, while simultaneously demanding higher pay and better benefits. This past fall, they went on strike for 11 days, costing classroom time for students and burdening parents. Now Chicago Public Schools have been out […]
Read Full ArticleCooking Up An Illinois Budget Disaster
June 17, 2020 By: Leslie Munger, Former Illinois State Comptroller When I was the comptroller, I used an analogy called “the kitchen table”. Think of it as your good ol’ fashioned Midwestern middle-class family going through the finances late one weeknight, planning for how to pay the month’s bills. The kids are in bed, the […]
Read Full ArticleA Threat or Not? Gov. Pritzker Can’t Make Up His Mind on Anything
June 12, 2020 By: Matt Rodewald, Director of Communications Governor J.B. Pritzker cannot seem to make up his mind: Is the coronavirus still a massive threat to Illinois? You’ve all seen the memes on social media. “You can do this, but you can’t do that.” Some examples: I can go protest, but my kids can’t […]
Read Full ArticleSmall Businesses Destroyed by Violent Protests, Looting, and Incompetent Leadership
June 3, 2020 Governor Pritzker and President Trump do not get along, but that is old news. Back in March, the President called Gov. Pritzker out for his subpar leadership. He did the same thing on a call with all the governors on Monday. This trend is unlikely to end any time soon, especially since […]
Read Full ArticlePritzker’s Progressive Tax Will Make The American Dream Impossible To Achieve
Springfield politicians finalized the ballot language for the progressive tax and outlined how they intend to spin and sell this tax hike to you. Pritzker’s Progressive Tax would make the American Dream impossible to achieve. It will raise taxes on 100,000 small businesses and a typical family of four could easily see a $3,500 tax […]
Read Full ArticleWisconsin to Illinois: “We’re not cleaning up your mess.”
May 22, 2020 By: Matt Rodewald, Director of Communications Many of us have noticed during the COVID shutdown one thing about life at home. If you’re a parent, you’ve certainly figured out the one tough thing. If you’re trying to work from home and keep your kids on track with online learning, it just feels […]
Read Full ArticleIOP Statement On Resolution To Remove the Graduated Income Tax
May 18, 2020 Moments ago, the Republicans in the Illinois House and Senate unanimously acted to remove Pritzker’s progressive tax hike from the ballot. Now the General Assembly must take up this resolution. With families and small businesses hurting during the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown, now is the worst time to raise taxes. That […]
Read Full ArticleThanking Local Heroes
There are local businesses all over the state, whose owners are your neighbors or friends, who attend the same church as you, whose kids go to the same school as yours or play on the same little league team, these community business owners are paying it forward and keeping your neighborhood open for business as best they can.
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