WHEATON – Rep. David McSweeney (R-South Barrington) isn't alone in his resistance to the idea of making hardworking Illinois taxpayers pay more just to keep the state's luxurious political class comfy – State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) made a public statement on her Facebook page today in opposition to a budget with an income tax hike and no meaningful reforms.
Rep. Ives prefers a budget that spends just a little less than what the state expects to take in. A novel idea among the state's political elite: