Gov. JB Pritzker spent $10 million successfully boosting Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton in the Democratic primary for Illinois’ open U.S. Senate seat, a recent filing with the Federal Elections Commission confirmed.
Some Illinois House Republicans say they’d vote for a megaprojects bill to help the Chicago Bears build a stadium in Arlington Heights if Democrats include broader property tax relief in their plan.
The Illinois Republican Party has launched a membership program seeking to convert one-time and infrequent small dollar donors into recurring contributors through a series of tiered perks.
Responding to a report from Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas titled “How State Laws Failed to Stop Decades of Skyrocketing Property Taxes,” Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday laid blame at the feet of local school districts.
State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, the top House Democratic negotiator on stadium issues, confirmed to Capitol News Illinois that the property tax bill long sought by the Bears won’t move before the House adjourns Friday.
Even as state leaders sang the praises of FFA and enjoyed baskets filled to the brim with Illinois agriculture products, they were noncommittal on a longstanding idea that aims to help family farmers: estate tax reform.
