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States Attorneys Across Illinois Continue to Prosecute Cannabis Cases
A Montgomery cancer patient who ordered 42 pounds of THC-infused chocolate to his home in 2014 began serving his 4-year prison term Friday, expressing his gratitude to the judge for accepting a guilty plea on a lesser charge. I happened … Continue reading
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Tagged #city politics, advocacy, budget, Chicago, cook county, Illinois, Madigan, marijuana, politics, Pritzker, Roy F. McCampbell, transparency
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Western Illinois University President Is Forced To Resign and Gets 2 Years of Paid Salary and a Professorship—-Don’t You Just Love Illinois Government !!!
Western Illinois University President Jack Thomas said his final day on the job will be June 30, 2019, ending a presidency marred by employee layoffs, declining student enrollment, and increasing tensions between the administration and faculty. Dr. Thomas made the … Continue reading
Posted in #madigoon, #taxation, Chicago, College, Economy, Education, Illinois, Illinois Pensions, illinois politics, political satire, politics, Pritzker, robert martwick, Taxation, Western Illinois University
Tagged #city politics, advocacy, budget, cook county, education, Illinois, Madigan, politics, Roy F. McCampbell, Thomas, transparency, Western Illinois University
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Illinois Gasoline Tax May Be 43.5 Cents Per Gallon In 2025….Think About That…..
Illinoisans will see the state gas tax double starting July 1. But that’s not all: the tax will be tied to inflation, meaning it will automatically rise in future years so lawmakers are shielded from motorists’ ire. Based on current … Continue reading
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Tagged #city politics, advocacy, budget, Chicago, commercials, cook county, gasoline tax, Illinois, income tax, politics, Pritzker, Rauner, Rosemont, Roy F. McCampbell
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Willis Tower SkyDeck ledge cracks under visitors’ feet
Visitors to the Willis Tower’s SkyDeck got an extra scare Monday when the attraction’s protective layer covering the glass splintered into thousands of pieces. — Read on http://www.cnn.com/2019/06/12/us/willis-tower-skydeck-cracks-trnd/index.html
Posted in Health, health risk, Illinois, illinois politics, News, politics, Roy F. McCampbell
Tagged advocacy, advocates, Chicago, cook county, education, Illinois, observation desk, parents, politics, Roy F. McCampbell, Willas Tower
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New Trier, other wealthy school districts shifting their built-in pension spiking costs to taxpayers statewide……….OUCH…….!!!
To spike their pensions, New Trier high school teachers, a few years from retirement, had six percent annual bumps in salary written into their 2016-2019 contracts. We are noting the automatic salary increases in a recent analysis of a quiet legislative maneuver … Continue reading
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Tagged advocacy, Chicago, cook county, education, Illinois, politics, Roy F. McCampbell
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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
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Tagged advocacy, budget, Chicago, cook county, education, Illinois, pensions, Roy F. McCampbell, Schiller Park, transparency
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Illinois Capital Projects Plan All About Pork Barrel Projects Such as Dog Parks and Pickleball Courts, Not About Collapsing Bridges and Road Potholes
Pickleball courts, dog parks and grants for an arts program led by House Speaker Michael Madigan’s wife are on a lengthy list of lawmakers’ pet projects paid for by a massive gambling expansion and tax hikes on smoking and parking. … Continue reading
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Tagged advocacy, budget, capital projects, Chicago, cook county, education, Illinois, infrastructure, politics, pork, Roy F. McCampbell, transparency
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Six Reasons to Oppose the ‘Pritzker Tax’
Over the next nearly 17 months, Illinois Democrats will try to persuade voters to profoundly amend the Illinois Constitution. Call their proposal the “Pritzker Tax,” placed on the Nov. 3, 2020, ballot thanks to exclusively Democratic votes in the spring … Continue reading
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Tagged #city politics, advocacy, budget, Chicago, cook county, education, Illinois, income tax, Madigan, marijuana, politics, Roy F. McCampbell
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Illinois Extends It’s Role As The “Nanny State”
This is idiotic. A requirement for graduation? What if you are brilliant or an athlete and have been given a free ride? Okay, this is all my opinion. However, I suspect this is another case of the State of Illinois … Continue reading
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Tagged #city politics, #leydenpride, advocacy, Chicago, cook county, education, fafsa, graduation, Graduation requirement, Illinois, Madigan, nanny state, politics, Pritzker, Roy F. McCampbell, school
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Here’s where you will (likely) be able to buy legal weed in the Chicago area Jan. 1, 2020
The recreational marijuana bill approved by state lawmakers allows Illinois’ 55 existing medical marijuana shops to buy an additional license and start selling recreational pot next year. Operators of Illinois’ 55 medical dispensaries — 11 of which are in Chicago … Continue reading
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Tagged advocacy, Chicago, cook county, education, Illinois, marijuana, medical, politics, Pritzker, Roy F. McCampbell
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