If you haven’t already, please sign our online petition taking a stand against tax increases to fund the Fiscal Year 2008 budget.   

A “take it or leave it” budget that shorts health care, education, pensions and a state construction program will be “dead on arrival” and force a state government shutdown, Gov. Blagojevich warned Wednesday. Continue Reading
-Chicago Sun-Times

“It is astonishing that after signing four budgets billions of dollars out of balance, the governor is now finding a moral objection to a potentially out-of-balance budget while threatening to shut down state government in the process,” Hynes said in a written statement. “The governor’s hypocrisy knows no bounds.” Continue Reading

-State Journal Register

We have a new on-line petition encouraging Illinois taxpayers to stand up against tax increases to fund the Fiscal Year 2008 budget. 

“Our rank and file voters are hopping mad over a do-nothing Democrat controlled Illinois government that can somehow find the votes to pass themselves a pay increase but are continually unable to pass a common sense budget for the people of Illinois that does not raise their taxes,” said Illinois Republican Party Chairman Andy McKenna.  “This online petition gives voters in Illinois an opportunity to show their support for a 12-month budget that does not increase taxes o the hardworking men and women of Illinois.”

Continue reading more of our press release.

This online petition allows all taxpayers who support a 2008 budget without increases to go on record and have it broadcast on the Internet so all Illinoisans can see who stands against tax increases.

Visit ilgop.org today and sign our petition.  We will be posting the names of the petition signers on ilgop.org.