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Finally, The Chance to Save Springfield

By Illinois Opportunity Project  / October 26, 2020
No, Mike Madigan isn't going anywhere, and you're about to hand a blank check to a man under federal investigation because of an alleged bribery case.

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Finally, The Chance to Save Springfield

Forget About Pritzker. This Is About You.

By Illinois Opportunity Project  / October 22, 2020
The current state of affairs in Illinois is already bad, and the passage of the Tax Hike Amendment could completely put the state out of business.

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Forget About Pritzker. This Is About You.

Save Illinois Small Businesses!

By Illinois Opportunity Project  / October 20, 2020
Sign here to save Illinois small businesses!

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A Devil of a Deal This November with Madigan

By Illinois Opportunity Project  / October 16, 2020
When you reflect on the 2017 tax experience, you have to keep in focus the Madigan problem, the tax problem and the trust problem all rolled into one.

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A Devil of a Deal This November with Madigan

No Retirement Tax!

By Illinois Opportunity Project  / October 6, 2020
Last June, State Treasurer Michael Frerichs stated: “One thing  a progressive tax would do is make clear you can have...

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No Retirement Tax!

“If you don’t pass this tax hike, we will hike your taxes.”

By Illinois Opportunity Project  / October 1, 2020
The argument that the Tax Hike Amendment will only involve the rich is fool's gold. If you think Wilmette types will be the only one forking over money, you're dead wrong. People from Alton to Antioch will find out how "rich" they really are.

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“If you don’t pass this tax hike, we will hike your taxes.”

Demand Madigan Testify

By Illinois Opportunity Project  / September 29, 2020
Mike Madigan refuses to testify before a bipartisan committee about his alleged involvement in the ComEd bribery scandal. What does...

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Demand Madigan Testify

Don’t Let Pritzker Push You Around

By Illinois Opportunity Project  / September 29, 2020
Gov. Pritzker threatened to raise income taxes by 20% if you disagree with his tax hike amendment.  Sign here to...

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Pritzker Pleads for Blue State Bailout

By Illinois Opportunity Project  / September 23, 2020
Madigan’s influence spreads farther than the southwest side of Chicago and affects all Illinois families. As he continues to enjoy the support from his Democratic House colleagues all over the state and from Gov. Pritzker, nothing changes.

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Pritzker Pleads for Blue State Bailout

The Politics and Power of the Graduated Income Tax Amendment

By Illinois Opportunity Project  / September 14, 2020
Madigan’s influence spreads farther than the southwest side of Chicago and affects all Illinois families. As he continues to enjoy the support from his Democratic House colleagues all over the state and from Gov. Pritzker, nothing changes.

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The Politics and Power of the Graduated Income Tax Amendment

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Finally, The Chance to Save Springfield

November 3: The Moment for Illinois is Here By: Matt Rodewald, Director of Communications Famous Fake Weatherman Brick Tamland has a brilliant line in the movie 'Anchorman' that sums up the 2020 walkup to the Tax Hike Amendment: "Loud Noises!!" Sometimes, I don't know what we're yelling about ...
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Forget About Pritzker. This Is About You.

By: Katie Clancy, Marketing and Communications Manager By this time, with the millions of dollars spent for and against, you have been inundated with advertising on Gov. Pritzker’s so-called “Fair Tax.” Pritzker himself put in $56 million of his own fortune into the “Vote Yes” campaign. A lot ...
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A Devil of a Deal This November with Madigan

The Recent History of Illinois Tax Hikes and Proposals Should Make You Skeptical By: Matt Rodewald, Director of Communications Illinois has big problems. It has a Mike Madigan problem. It has a tax problem. Sure the ComEd admission this summer was jarring, but we sit on the brink ...
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Save Illinois Small Businesses!

Gov. Pritzker is about to shut down businesses…again. He then expects you to raise their taxes.

Now is the worst time to raise taxes on struggling small businesses.

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No Retirement Tax!

Last June, State Treasurer Michael Frerichs stated: “One thing  a progressive tax would do is make clear you can have graduated rates when you are taxing retirement income. And I think that’s something that’s worth discussion.” 

Today Frerichs scheduled a press conference to clarify his statement on taxing retirement, but he cancelled it at the last minute to hide his true intentions from voters.

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