Pension bill won’t save what sponsors promised, at least to start, Civic Fed says

A Chicago watchdog group that was a big advocate of Illinois’ recently enacted pension reform bill is out with a report saying the measure may not save nearly as much as its sponsors promised, at least to start. In a post on its website the Civic Federation of Chicago says that, while sponsors of the bill estimated state [...]

McElroy Calls for Balanced Budget, Elimination of Tax Increase

September 10, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Helen Albert 217-521-1631 McElroy Calls for Balanced Budget, Elimination of Tax Increase Calls Election a Referendum Decatur – Republican candidate for the 48th Senate District, Mike McElroy, today called for a balanced budget and the elimination of the $7 billion tax hike. McElroy said, “My promise to the [...]