Category Archives: Finance

Is Illinois Going to Have A Budget Soon ?


 A plan to end a two-year Illinois budget standoff negotiated in the Senate — which likely includes an income tax increase as well as items on Gov. Bruce Rauner’s agenda — could get a vote in Springfield as early as … Continue reading

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Illinois Residents Movin’ On


United Van Lines reports that Illinois is Number 2 is the ratio of people moving out versus those moving in. 63% of the loads are leaving Illinois. I wonder where weather would be categorized. Interesting that young people are moving … Continue reading

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Daily Herald: Suburban schools’ legal bills cost taxpayers $11.5 million last year


Taxpayers in Elgin Area School District U-46 paid almost $1.9 million to nine different law firms during the 2015 school year. That’s almost five times the $390,383 spent on lawyers in Naperville Unit District 203, which had the second-highest legal … Continue reading

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ALEC’s Extensive Plans for Education Restructuring in Your State


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The Sochi Olympics are going to cost more than the last 13 Olympics combined


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Text of the State of the Union Address


Originally posted on ACADEME BLOG:
Delivered by President Obama Tuesday, January 28, 2014 Washington, D.C.   As Prepared for Delivery – Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, my fellow Americans: Today in America, a teacher spent extra time…

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How QVC Says It’s Cutting Down On Returns


Originally posted on Homeshoppingista's Blog By Linda Moss:
Belated Merry Christmas, folks! HSN is doing 24 hours of jewelry clearance today, which is tempting even for those of us who rang up our charge cards shopping for the holidays.…

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The complete US jobs report for December in two simple charts


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Janet Yellen just became the most powerful woman in US history


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