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Dan Patlak | Illinois Policy
Dan comes to Illinois Policy after serving as an elected official from 2006-2020, most recently as a commissioner at the Cook County Board of Review representing over 1.7 million constituents. In ...
How to get your Illinois driver’s license on your phone
Jul 18, 2024 · How to get your Illinois driver’s license on your phone. Legislation allowing Illinois residents to carry a digital driver’s license or ID on their smartphone will take effect in 2025.
Some Montgomery County residents see 1,400% property tax hike
Nov 22, 2024 · Residents in Central Illinois are feeling sticker shock from exponential property tax growth. One woman’s $756 property tax bill is skyrocketing to $10,000 in one year.
Find and contact your Illinois state senator, house representative …
Use the maps to find the legislators representing you. You can search for Illinois state senators, house representatives and Chicago alderman.
Two things Illinois homeowners should know about the property …
Inaccuracy and unfairness in the property tax assessment process mean some homeowners, especially those in poorer areas, pay a disproportionate share of the overall tax burden.
Illinois needs responsible Tier 2 pension reform
Nov 14, 2024 · The concern arises because Tier 2’s maximum pensionable salary is growing more slowly than the Social Security wage base. In 2011, both were set at $106,800, but by 2024, the Social Security ...
4 of Illinois’ past 10 governors went to prison
Apr 11, 2022 · 4 of Illinois’ past 10 governors went to prison. Four of the past 10 former Illinois governors are among the public officials who have been convicted of offenses in Illinois.
House unanimously passes bill to let Illinois parents leave teens …
Mar 3, 2022 · The Illinois House unanimously passed a bill to eliminate the nation’s strictest standard for how old children must be to be left home alone, now set at age 14. The bill lets parents decide when ...
Check here for Illinois election results
Nov 5, 2024 · The issues closest to home might get lost in the noise of who's ahead in Michigan and Pennsylvania, so check back here to see relevant results for Illinois and Chicago.