Forensic audit turns up big trouble in downstate county
In rural Iroquois County, the citizens find out that all corruption is local by Adam Andrzejewski An IT forensic audit of government computers allegedly turns up porn, theft of services, bid rigging,...
View ArticleHow Financial Aid Drives Up the Cost of College
Massive infusion of money through subsidies and student aid offers no incentive to control costs or seek out efficiencies in higher education. by A. Barton Hinkle This past fall, Virginia Sen. Mark...
View ArticleLove and Lincoln in East Dundee!
DID YOU KNOW … that there is a replica of the Lincoln family home in Springfield located in downtown East Dundee? It was built in 1993 by a Lincoln enthusiast and businessman, Gerald Heinz, and is...
View ArticleCamera Keeps Ticketing School Teacher’s Parked Car
by Darryl Holliday HUMBOLDT PARK — A Chicago speed camera already cited for ticketing parked cars in 2013 has struck again, ticketing one Humboldt Park woman four times without cause. Jennefa Krupinski...
View ArticleProperty Taxes: Who’s to Blame and How to Stop Their Growth
by Lennie Jarratt Across the State of Illinois, except for Cook County, taxpayers will be receiving their property tax bills in the mail. For most this will cause outrage over how high these taxes...
View ArticleIllinois Prevailing Wage Costs Taxpayers More Money
by Zach Oltmanns | Illinois Conservatives Illinois first passed its prevailing wage law back in 1941. It was passed to help protect employee salaries being reduced during bidding for a public project....
View ArticleState Mandated Prevailing Wage Is A Bum Deal For The Collar Counties
Published by Illinois Review April 30, 2015 by Allen Skillicorn The so-called “prevailing wage” sets a minimum hourly wage for skilled labor based on the cost of living for each of Illinois’ 102...
View ArticlePaint-a-Thon Dundee Township Can Help Paint Your Home
Every year the Paint-a-Thon of Dundee Township organizes a volunteer effort to paint homes in our community. The purpose of this program is to provide maintenance assistance to residents of the...
View ArticleAllen Skillicorn’s 2nd Annual 40th Birthday Bash
Hosted by Kane County Republican Chairman Thomas Hartwell, Allen Skillicorn will be celebrating his 2nd Annual 40th Birthday! $40 per person $50 American Flag Lapel Pin Sponsor (includes lapel pin)...
View ArticleDonald Trump Has Been Added To The Presidential Poll
Due to popular demand, I’ve added Donald Trump to the Presidential Poll. For me this has little to with John McCain or POW’s. While meeting Mr. Trump at CPAC in Virginia this Spring we had fun little...
View ArticleFLASH BACK: Skillicorn’s 1st Annual 40th Birthday Bash [Video]
I want to thank Colonel Larry Kaifesh for his kind words at last year’s Birthday Bash! Join us Monday for the next step. The post FLASH BACK: Skillicorn’s 1st Annual 40th Birthday Bash [Video] appeared...
View ArticleIllinois Needs Ballot Access, Redistricting, and Term Limit Reform!
This week Illinois’ fiscal years ends. Last year Mike Madigan and Pat Quinn passed an unconstitutional unbalanced budget. They budgeted 12 months of revenue to be spent in the last 7 months of Quinn’s...
View ArticleCrystal Lake Independence Day Parade with Team Skillicorn
Crystal Lake always has their Independence Day Parade on the Sunday after July 4th. This year it was held on Sunday, July 5th. Allen Skillicorn was the only entry representing the open 66th Illinois...
View ArticleDundee Property Tax Appeal Deadline – August 7th
Dundee area property tax assessments were recently published in the newspaper as required by law. There is only a 30 day window every year to appeal your property assessment. Once this deadline is...
View ArticleRauner VETOes Legislative Pay Raises
from the McHenryCountyBlog A Public Health Department bill that was uncontroversial morphed into an automatic legislative pay raise bill under the guidance of House Speaker Mike Madigan. Here’s how the...
View ArticleRutland Property Tax Appeal Deadline – August 31
Rutland area property tax assessments were recently published in the newspaper as required by law. There is only a 30 day window every year to appeal your property assessment. Once this deadline is...
View ArticleIllinois’ Unfunded Pension Mess Hurts Every Man, Woman, and Child
Springfield needs to pay all current and past obligations, but all future obligations need to shifted to defined contribution plans. – Allen by Steve Rieck | Illinoyances When talking about the pension...
View ArticlePaying For Education In The 21st Century
by Steve Reick After pensions, the biggest issue facing Illinois taxpayers (at least, until the impending Medicaid crisis overtakes it) is education funding. How we fund our schools has an impact at...
View Article25 People Enrolled On Food Stamps For Every Manufacturing Job
40 Years of Speaker Michael Madigan have just wrecked our state! – Allen Illinois’ dismal business climate continues to inhibit jobs growth, especially in manufacturing, as the state put 25 people on...
View ArticleMcHenry County “Adjusted” Levy, Budget Now Posted
from the First Electic Newspaper | 10/26/2015 McHenry County’s proposed 2016 property tax levy and budget, both down from this year, will be open for review until a scheduled County Board vote Nov. 17....
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