-By Warner Todd Huston
The Daily Herald posted the votes of the Chicago area legislators on the bill to repeal the Cook County sales tax hike.
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois House voted 65-51 to reject a plan that would have repealed the Cook County sales tax increase and required voter support for such tax increases. The proposal needed 71 votes for approval.
Local House members voting “yes”:
Suzanne “Suzie” Bassi, Palatine Republican
Robert A. “Bob” Biggins, Elmhurst Republican
Linda Chapa-LaVia, Aurora Democrat
Franco Coladipietro, Bloomingdale Republican
Sandy Cole, Grayslake Republican
Michael Connelly, Lisle Republican
Fred Crespo, Hoffman Estates Democrat
Tom Cross, Oswego Republican (House Republican leader)
Keith Farnham, Elgin Democrat
Mike Fortner, West Chicago Republican
Jack D. Franks, Marengo Democrat
Paul Froehlich, Schaumburg Democrat
Sidney H. Mathias, Buffalo Grove Republican
JoAnn Osmond, Antioch Republican
Sandra M. Pihos, Glen Ellyn Republican
Randy Ramey, Carol Stream Republican
Dennis Reboletti, Elmhurst Republican
Angelo “Skip” Saviano, Elmwood Park Republican
Timothy L. Schmitz, Batavia Republican
Darlene Senger, Naperville Repulican
Carol Sente, a Vernon Hills Democrat
Ed Sullivan Jr., Mundelein Republican
Michael Tryon, Crystal Lake Republican
Mark Walker, Arlington Heights Democrat
Local House members voting “no”:
Mark H. Beaubien Jr., Barrington Hills Republican
Kay Hatcher, Yorkville Republican
Emily Klunk-McAsey, Lockport Democrat
Elaine Nekritz, Northbrook Democrat
Eddie Washington, Waukegan Democrat
Absent:
Rosemary Mulligan, Des Plaines Republican
Source: HB 4624 roll call
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Warner Todd Huston is a Chicago based freelance writer, has been writing opinion editorials and social criticism since early 2001 and is featured on many websites such as NewsBusters.org, RightWingNews.com, CanadaFreePress.com, StoptheACLU.com, TheRealityCheck.org, RedState.com, Human Events Magazine, AmericanDailyReview.com, and the New Media Journal, among many, many others. Additionally, he has been a frequent guest on talk-radio programs to discuss his opinion editorials and current events and is currently the co-host of “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Conservatism” heard on BlogTalkRadio. Warner is also the editor of the Cook County Page for RedCounty.com.
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