State Sens. Kyle McCarter (R-Lebanon) and Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) have unveiled a Taxpayer Bargain budget plan they say calls for spending reductions, protections for elementary and secondary education, pension reform, restructuring and legislative accountability.
Southland townships suffered from a lack of competition in recent local elections, whether through uncontested races or deeply rooted incumbents, according to Chicago Tribune Daily Southtown columnist Ted Slowik.
State Sen. Michael Connelly (R-Naperville) blamed the clash of revenue realities with reform requirements for the recent demise of the Senate's "grand bargain" budget recently.