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THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2016

Munger impressive at Regional Business Outlook luncheon Advocates working together to solve state’s financial woes By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner was expected to speak at the 7th annual Regional Business Outlook luncheon on Tuesday, May 3, but had to decline and Illinois State Comptroller Leslie Munger delivered the keynote address instead. The luncheon was presented by Choose DuPage, IceMiller Legal Counsel and Mesirow Financial. Sponsored by BMO Harris, Ball, Blooming Color Printing, Maclyn and PNC, the program began with DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin offering the DuPage County Business Outlook. “We have done what we can to keep business costs low,” he said. “The property tax rate in the County has remained flat. In sales tax, the county has been collecting a one-quarter cent sales tax, which is ending, so we can put that money back in the taxpayer’s pocket.” A key theme of the luncheon was consolidation of governmental entities, an issue Cronin has been taking on ever since his days in the Illinois Senate. The most prominent example was combining the juvenile detention facilities of DuPage and Kane Counties into one to save costs on operations, personnel and other resources. Cronin has been one of the most vocal advocates for

reducing the size of government. Cronin urges reducing units of government “There are 8,480 units of local governments in Illinois and a dozen or so special

taxes,” Cronin said. “There are ‘ghost governments’ out there that fly under the radar and keep their allotment coming in from the state, while doing very little to serve the public. “Three years ago, the Senate

tried to and were able to consolidate 13 units of government into one.” 
Civic leaders in the notfor-profit industry, along with legislators have started the Transform Illinois task force,

signed by Governor Rauner in a personal visit he made to the DuPage Water Commission in October of 2014. “It is chaired by Lt. Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti and it is

See MUNGER, Page 4

A hair-raising day!

Last week at Lincoln School, Thursday, May 5 was Crazy Hair Day and staff members pictured here really went all out to fit the theme. courtesy photo

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