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Two lucky persons from Oak Lawn who were appointed to fill terms in the Illinois General Assembly, who voted for Gov. Patrick Quinn’s humungous 67% state income tax increase, ended up with cushy jobs with cash-strapped Cook County, according to a report published by the SouthtownStar.
John O’Sullivan and Michael Carberry were selected by house Democratic leaders to replace Rep. Kevin Joyce (D) and Rep. James Brosnahan (D). The votes of the Oak Lawn twins were needed to push through Quinn’s state income tax increase, wrote columnist Phil Kadner. Read more →
Christina Tobin, Vice President of Taxpayers United of America (TUA) and Founder of the Free and Equal Elections Foundation, led the opposition in California last year against Prop 14 by helping in the foundation of the nationally recognized opposition website stoptoptwo.org. Now, the opposition in Illinois needs to begin.
Click the image below to listen to the Sam Adams Alliance interview with Christina Tobin.
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Taxpayers United of America (“TUA”) and Wilmette resident Herbert Sorock filed papers with the Circuit Court of Cook County June 7, 2011 claiming Wilmette School District 39 violated the U.S. Constitution, the Illinois Constitution, and the Illinois Property Tax Code by using ballot language in its April 5th property tax increase referendum that significantly failed to comply with Illinois statutory requirements.
There were 39 referenda from 48 different school districts on the ballot April 5, 2011; of the 14 that were property tax increase referenda, 10 were defeated on Election Day. TUA is challenging two of the referenda that passed, in Wilmette and in Oak Park. Read more →
