Duplicative school districts and an excess of publicly funded six-figure salaries have educated Norridge-Harwood Heights taxpayers on the benefits of consolidation.
A petition to repeal Illinois’ fireworks ban has garnered more than 7,000 signatures, as lawmakers in the General Assembly throw their support behind a bill that would do just that.
The union’s own reporting shows only 20 percent of its overall spending is on “representational activities,” which should cause members to question what they are paying for.
A new law gives townships the option to let voters abolish their road districts through referendum. But Algonquin Township trustees rejected a resolution that would have given taxpayers that choice.
State workers previously paying “fair share” fees no longer have money deducted from their paychecks on behalf of a union.
Alton residents are paying for two overlapping units of government – the city of Alton and Alton Township. But voters will soon have the chance to slash costs by dissolving the city’s redundant township.
Mautino might not be corrupt. But his conduct mirrored that of a person engaging in corrupt behavior.
Many communities in the northern Illinois border county are having trouble attracting and retaining residents.
While Quad Cities geography connects East Moline and the Iowa cities of Davenport and Bettendorf, Illinois’ abundance of school districts means their administrative environments are worlds apart. By consolidating duplicative administrative bodies, East Moline could generate taxpayer savings.
A new bill in the General Assembly would bring consumer fireworks back onto Illinois shelves for the first time in more than 75 years.
Andrew Hamilton and his consulting firm have collected more than $2 million from eight regional development authorities since 2010.
Next year, state lawmakers should explore making rockets’ red glare a legal pastime instead of a liability.
Severely underwater public safety pensions have already derailed the finances of other municipalities, such as Harvey and North Chicago.