Punishing property taxes is the #1 complaint I hear about as I travel the state, and it was the case in Springfield and Salem yesterday.
— Ted Dabrowski (@ilpoliski) October 12, 2025
There's good reason for those complaints. Out of nearly 400 metro areas in the country, Illinois embarrassingly holds positions 1, 2, 3, 4 and… pic.twitter.com/QIVSBHiMEJ
Stark “BOOMER” economic realities
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