April 24, 2008 Listen to Tom Cross' Week In Review

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April 11, 2008 Dems should follow 4-H Code

Back to that 4-H pledge. The three most powerful Democrats in Springfield, Gov. Blagojevich, Speaker Madigan and Senate President Emil Jones, are from Chicago and they don't have a 4-H background. The program does serve city...

April 11, 2008 "Lost Opportunity" may haunt Democrats

How Illinois’ Democratic juggernaut went from irresistible force to immovable object is a story that’s partly about individual personalities — particularly those of Blagojevich, who after five years as governor still plays the role...

April 10, 2008 House Republicans block Democrat income tax hike proposal

A Democratic constitutional amendment to double the state income tax on people making more than $250,000 a year failed Thursday in the Illinois House as Republicans decried the measure as an election-year stunt.

April 8, 2008 Democrats introduce $3 billion income tax hike

Plan would double state income tax for high earners

By ADRIANA COLINDRESSTAFF WRITER

Friday, April 04, 2008

Illinoisans earning at least $250,000 a year would pay twice as much in state income taxes as everyone else...