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Author Archives: Steve Reick
When a Judge Issues a Warrant, It’s Serious
State Representative Steve Reick (R-Woodstock) issued the following statement upon learning that the Illinois State Police executed a search warrant Wednesday at Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan’s Capitol offices investigating allegations of wrongdoing, including sexual misconduct and stalking, against McHenry … Continue reading
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Woodstock’s Mayor Wants to “Change Behavior” by Cloaking a Tax Increase as Environmental Concern. I Guess He Really Is a Democrat After All.
Woodstock’s ten-cent bag tax went into effect on January 1st, and I took an informal poll of shoppers as I walked the aisles at my local Jewel. Most seemed to know about it, but still had not brought their own … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 Election, Local Government, Taxes
Tagged Bag Tax, Brian Sager, Woodstock, Woodstock City Council
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Who Fills the Vacuum in the Illinois GOP “Civil War”, and Why?
Jonah Goldberg has written an article in National Review talking about the recent primary election for Senator in Alabama. I was struck by how much the points he made apply to the current situation within the Republican Party in Illinois. … Continue reading
He Looked Us In The Eye, Then Spat In It
I want to talk today about the glue that binds us together as honorable men and women, in business, in marriage and in life. I want to talk today about trust. As I went through law school and entered the … Continue reading
Sometimes You Have To Hold Your Nose And Vote “Yes”
On Monday, the House finally passed an education funding bill. The last time the legislature passed a funding bill was in 1997, and in those 20 years, the formula has been changed to the point where the original was barely … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Illinois Budget, Property Taxes
Tagged Chicago Public Schools, Education, Education Funding
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