Illinois tax breaks for giant corporations. What happened to “Illinois is broke?” Tell ‘em no. « Fred Klonsky

Illinois tax breaks for giant corporations. What happened to “Illinois is broke?” Tell ‘em no. « Fred Klonsky:

Illinois tax breaks for giant corporations. What happened to “Illinois is broke?” Tell ‘em no.

by Fred Klonsky

Grassroots opposition is building to the Emanuel-Madigan plan to give tax breaks to the Board of Trade, Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Sears.

A vote in the House is expected Monday.

The SEIU website, Progress Illinois reports:

The growing protests against corporate tax break legislation in Springfield are clearly taking place in the context of a larger issue: a national movement against