East Dundee Thinks Residents’ Wallets Are Wide Open

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By Heather Skillicorn:
Upon receiving my water bill this month, I was angered to find an additional “Debt” fee of $17.80 tacked on to our usage total. The village office informed me that this fee will be on every meter bill until 2018 to repay an EPA loan for water system improvements. At the village board [...]

Aug

23

Saturday Protest at Melissa Bean’s Office

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I dropped in and took some photo’s of this hearty gathering in Schaumburg. Here’s an embedded slide show from flickr:
Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.
Watch Full Screen slide show here.

-Drew

Aug

6

Deutsche Bank predicts that the percentage of underwater mortgages in the U.S. will reach 48% by the first quarter of 2011.

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Crossposted from Doug Ross Journal:
Deutsche Bank predicts that the percentage of underwater mortgages in the U.S. will reach 48% by the first quarter of 2011.

Now combine this forecast with the fact that a negative loan-to-value (LTV — or “underwater”) mortgage is “the single most important factor” in a foreclosure, based upon a study of millions [...]

Aug

5

Illinois should cut deeper, says AFP

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Crossposted from: Americans for Prosperity - Illinois
The Illinois chapter of the grassroots free-market group Americans for Prosperity (AFP-IL) applauded Governor Pat Quinn’s announcement today to cut $1 billion in spending, and will continue to push for accountability and transparency in state government.
“This is merely the beginning for Illinois,” said State Director Joe Calomino. “Serious spending [...]

Jul

20

Paul Ryan talks about the Majority’s health Care overhaul

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Crossposted from Rep. Paul Ryans site:
No tax increases for Americans earning less than $250,000?
There are all sorts of tax increases on all Americans in this bill: the payroll tax increases, the individual worker tax increases, small business tax increases. First of all, there is a 2.5% of income tax if you don’t buy health insurance. [...]

Jul

14

Illinois: Most Dysfunctional State?

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by Allen Skillicorn
Recently, National Journal called Illinois the third most most dysfunctional State. Illinois residents are short changed yet again.
How could New York and Nevada be judged more dysfunctional than IL? $82.5 Billion dollars in debt even with a balanced budget law, multiple disgraced Governors, and one even in prison. This is another prize, along [...]

Jul

13

State Representative Michael Tryon stands for conservative values.

Category: Algonquin, Budget, Crystal Lake, Illinois House | Leave a Comment

By Allen Skillicorn
Recently State Representative Michael Tryon received a RINO rating from the conservative website midwestconservatives.com. Michael Tryon (R) serves the 64th district, which includes areas like Algonquin, Crystal Lake, Lake In The Hills, and others. After doing some research and having a conversation with the representative, it appears that title is premature.
IL needs Representatives [...]