CHICAGO-CTA management is scamming the public and the media by claiming that it has slashed personnel costs, charged the president of Illinois’ largest taxpayer organization, who added that the CTA’s employee pension benefits are out of control. He charged that these hidden employee benefits are fueling the cries for a proposed $435 million tax increase. Read more →
CHICAGO-The chairman of Tax Accountability 2007 today charged that Cook County Commissioner Joan Murphy (D-Crestwood) has broken the Illinois Taxpayer Protection Pledge she signed, with two witnesses, on January 11, 2006. Read more →
CHICAGO-The president of Illinois’ largest taxpayer organization today urged members of the Cook County Board to kill Board President Todd Stroger’s proposed 267% hike in the county’s portion of the sales tax, which will be considered and voted on next Monday, Oct. 1. Stroger has scheduled a meeting of the County Board immediately after the meeting of the board’s Finance Committee. Read more →
