Category Archives: sports betting
Congestion Tax for Downtown Chicago ?
New Illinois tax alert: Brandon Johnson is considering charging a tax to enter Chicago! [Q: Are you willing to pay a tax to enter Chicago?] NBC5 is reporting that on Tuesday, Mayor Brandon Johnson said the City of Chicago finances … Continue reading
The Anniversary of the Founding of Alcoholics Anonymous
88 years ago on June 10, 1935, Robert Holbrook Smith, a.k.a. ‘Dr. Bob,’ drank one bottle of beer to settle his nerves so he could perform an operation. It was the last drink he ever had. The date is celebrated … Continue reading
Watch the Late Rosemont Mayor Don Stephens Address The City Club of Chicago on September 29, 2005, and Hear The Story of Rosemont in His Own Words.
Mayor Stephens in his own words describes the history of Rosemont and defines his vision for the future of Rosemont. Now sixteen years later and post pandemic, it is worth it to hear him speak to the past and the … Continue reading
Illinois Taxes Too High For Chicago To Open A Casino, A Bit Ironic
Illinois residents face taxes all of the time, but now Mayor Lightfoot complaining that Illinois taxes are too high to open a financially successful Chicago casino. Gee whiz, how did they screw that up? Chicago tries for decades to get … Continue reading
August 13, 1979, Rosemont’s Horizon Stadium Collapsed
On August 13, 1979, the uncompleted roof of the Rosemont Horizon collapsed, killing five construction workers and injuring 16 others.[5] The collapse was featured in the “Engineering Disasters” episode of Modern Marvels, first broadcast by The History Channel on April … Continue reading
Illinois Will See An Expansion Of Sales Tax on 1/1/2020
Illinoisans will pay higher sales taxes on online purchases starting next year. On Jan. 1, 2020, an expansion of the state’s sales tax will take effect, which will require online marketplaces that facilitate sales between third-party users, such as Etsy and eBay, … Continue reading
Illinois’ New Budget Has A Shortfall of $4 Billion Dollars
Gov. J.B. Pritzker says Illinois’ budget is balanced ”for the first time in decades.” That’s the claim he made upon signing Illinois’ $40 billion budget for 2020. Pritzker’s claim is simply not true. According to the state’s own actuarial calculations, … Continue reading
Why Would 100 Percent of the Illinois Republican Senators Vote to Mandate Mental Health Screening of School Children ?
🚨 100 Percent of the IL Republican Senators Voted for the SB 1560 mandiating Mental Health Screenings along with the Democrats 🚨 Governor Pritzker has now signed SB 1560 into law, requiring annual mental health screenings for Illinois students in … Continue reading →