All Things Illinois

[Col Hogan]

So much news daily on how Illinois is racing California to the bottom, that it’s time to have a thread just for the news from The Land of Lincoln (who is probably rolling over in his grave at the impending downfall of his state)...

[Col Hogan]

Chicago homeowners are suffocating under pensions and property tax hikes

The nation is more than a decade past the Great Recession, and most places are seeing a strong economic recovery and improved living standards.

Not in Chicago, and not in Illinois.

August statistics from the National Association of Realtors noted the city and state’s real estate market has severely underperformed, a trend forecasted to continue in the third quarter of this year. While the Midwest and the nation as a whole saw a very minor dip in home sales and surging Midwest home prices, Chicago missed the wave. Home sales in the Windy City experienced a 13.3% plunge, and the typical home sale price is barely climbing at all.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opin ... -tax-hikes

State-wide, the public pension system is up to $250 billion in the hole...the Chicago public pension system is $29 billion in the hole...and the new Chicago mayor wants to fix that problem...but she’s only looking at new taxes to fix it, so far...

[93henfan]

So much news daily on how Illinois is racing California to the bottom, that it’s time to have a thread just for the news from The Land of Lincoln (who is probably rolling over in his grave at the impending downfall of his state)...

The tragedy of Illinois is that if you could lop off Chicagoland, it's a decent state.

It's similar to Delaware and Wilmington.

[Col Hogan]

Meet the people working to kick Chicago out of Illinois

Over the past two years, the movement to divide the state of Illinois into two states — Cook County in one, the other 101 counties in the other — has been gaining support. In February, as Gov. J.B. Pritzker was pursuing an agenda for Illinois that included new tax and abortion policies, Halbrook refiled a resolution in the state legislature, HR 101, in which he and six co-sponsors asked the U.S. Congress to recognize Chicago as the 51st state. “I hear it a lot from my constituents, that we need to be separate from Chicago,” Halbrook says. “I thought yep, this is what we need to do.”
The resolution, which could be dismissed as simple political maneuvering — plays big at home, but has scant chance of seeing daylight in the legislature — is also backed by several grassroots groups agitating for separation. One of them, Illinois Separation, founded by Collin Cliburn, of Athens, Ill., has 24,000 followers on Facebook, and growing. Cliburn is also holding events at venues from wineries and gun shops to community centers around the state through August and September to capitalize on the cause’s momentum.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyl ... story.html

[89Hen]

So much news daily on how Illinois is racing California to the bottom, that it’s time to have a thread just for the news from The Land of Lincoln (who is probably rolling over in his grave at the impending downfall of his state)...

The tragedy of Illinois is that if you could lop off Chicagoland, it's a decent state.

It's similar to Delaware and Wilmington.

[93henfan]

The tragedy of Illinois is that if you could lop off Chicagoland, it's a decent state.

It's similar to Delaware and Wilmington.

I guess the truth is funny to you. Cool.

[89Hen]

I guess the truth is funny to you. Cool.

Yup.

[93henfan]

Cool.

[Ivytalk]

I guess the truth is funny to you. Cool.

Yup.

The Gorton’s Fisherman?

[Ivytalk]

So much news daily on how Illinois is racing California to the bottom, that it’s time to have a thread just for the news from The Land of Lincoln (who is probably rolling over in his grave at the impending downfall of his state)...

The tragedy of Illinois is that if you could lop off Chicagoland, it's a decent state.

It's similar to Delaware and Wilmington.

Better lop off Dover, too. It’s becoming a littler Wilmington.

[93henfan]

The tragedy of Illinois is that if you could lop off Chicagoland, it's a decent state.

It's similar to Delaware and Wilmington.

Better lop off Dover, too. It’s becoming a littler Wilmington.

I'll allow it.

[89Hen]

Better lop off Dover, too. It’s becoming a littler Wilmington.

I'll allow it.

The State of Sussex it is. 10,000 residents and 100,000 out of state visitors on any given weekend.

[93henfan]

I'll allow it.

The State of Sussex it is. 10,000 residents and 100,000 out of state visitors on any given weekend.

Yeah, you should stay in Maryland.

[Ivytalk]

I'll allow it.

The State of Sussex it is. 100,000 native residents , 250,000 New Jersey/New York tax-dodging obnoxious retirees, and 100,000 out of state visitors on any given weekend.

Accuracy.

[89Hen]

The State of Sussex it is. 100,000 native residents , 250,000 New Jersey/New York tax-dodging obnoxious retirees, and 100,000 out of state visitors on any given weekend.

Accuracy.

Aint that the truth.

[houndawg]

Chicago homeowners are suffocating under pensions and property tax hikes

The nation is more than a decade past the Great Recession, and most places are seeing a strong economic recovery and improved living standards.

Not in Chicago, and not in Illinois.

August statistics from the National Association of Realtors noted the city and state’s real estate market has severely underperformed, a trend forecasted to continue in the third quarter of this year. While the Midwest and the nation as a whole saw a very minor dip in home sales and surging Midwest home prices, Chicago missed the wave. Home sales in the Windy City experienced a 13.3% plunge, and the typical home sale price is barely climbing at all.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opin ... -tax-hikes

State-wide, the public pension system is up to $250 billion in the hole...the Chicago public pension system is $29 billion in the hole...and the new Chicago mayor wants to fix that problem...but she’s only looking at new taxes to fix it, so far...

I would think you'd be more interested in talking about how much of your retirement fund will be used to build the Wall.

[UNI88]

Chicago homeowners are suffocating under pensions and property tax hikes



https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opin ... -tax-hikes

State-wide, the public pension system is up to $250 billion in the hole...the Chicago public pension system is $29 billion in the hole...and the new Chicago mayor wants to fix that problem...but she’s only looking at new taxes to fix it, so far...

I would think you'd be more interested in talking about how much of your retirement fund will be used to build the Wall.

How is mini-Madigan doing as governor?

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[Col Hogan]

Chicago homeowners are suffocating under pensions and property tax hikes



https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opin ... -tax-hikes

State-wide, the public pension system is up to $250 billion in the hole...the Chicago public pension system is $29 billion in the hole...and the new Chicago mayor wants to fix that problem...but she’s only looking at new taxes to fix it, so far...

I would think you'd be more interested in talking about how much of your retirement fund will be used to build the Wall.

You’ve been reading too much junk news, Huckleberry Hound...it’s money from a recruiting/retention fund...not retirement...

At least you got the R correct...

Nice deflection...

[houndawg]

I would think you'd be more interested in talking about how much of your retirement fund will be used to build the Wall.

How is mini-Madigan doing as governor?

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Did we touch a nerve there, Colonel?

Surely you understand the need to redirect your retirement pay? It is for the good of our nation that you do this, and I, for one, appreciate it. I don't think too many people realize that the 1.5 miles of new wall have cost $1,700,000,000.

At a billion per mile, you may want to take a few steps to economize.

Thank You for your service.

[houndawg]

So much news daily on how Illinois is racing California to the bottom, that it’s time to have a thread just for the news from The Land of Lincoln (who is probably rolling over in his grave at the impending downfall of his state)...

The tragedy of Illinois is that if you could lop off Chicagoland, it's a decent state.

It's similar to Delaware and Wilmington.

We have stores with parking lots bigger than Delaware

[93henfan]

The tragedy of Illinois is that if you could lop off Chicagoland, it's a decent state.

It's similar to Delaware and Wilmington.

We have stores with parking lots bigger than Delaware

Cool! Tell us more!!

[houndawg]

We have stores with parking lots bigger than Delaware

Cool! Tell us more!!

Its Delaware. There isn't any more.

[BDKJMU]

How is mini-Madigan doing as governor?

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Did we touch a nerve there, Colonel?

Surely you understand the need to redirect your retirement pay? It is for the good of our nation that you do this, and I, for one, appreciate it. I don't think too many people realize that the 1.5 miles of new wall have cost $1,700,000,000.

At a billion per mile, you may want to take a few steps to economize.

Thank You for your service.

No it hasn't.

[kalm]

Nobody lives in Chicago anymore. It’s too crowded there.

[UNI88]

Nobody lives in Chicago anymore. It’s too crowded there.

I got out. Now I'm just another coastal elitist azzhole.

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