22nd Representative District(Speaker of the House)
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The Speaker of the Illinois House has access to all the funds in the Appropriations Book published from the Illinois Comptroller's website...
2009 District Spending Report
2010 Base Salary: $64,717.082009 Total Expended: $68,391.16
2009 Available Balance: $1,017.84
Provided by the Illinois House District Accounting System2010 “Bonus” Pay: $26,213.76
2010 Total Salary Paid: $90,930.84
Provided by the Illinois Office of the Comptroller
2008 Salary: $93,568.44
2009 Salary: $93,121.92
House Speaker Madigan wants state probe of prepaid tuition plan...
House Speaker Michael Madigan is moving to push a resolution that would trigger a state probe into the workings of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, the agency that has come under intense scrutiny for its management of the College Illinois prepaid tuition program...
Research: What's Wrong with Cook County Property Taxes...?
Peraica Property Tax White Paper...
Scott Lee Cohen and Mike Madigan, or Not...
What Happens Behind Closed Doors...
Ongoing Scandal...
Madigan's Property Tax Industry...
Lawmakers take holiday break with big issues left to tackle...
Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan and House Republican leader worked together to set a low bar for the state's day-to-day budget at $33.2 billion -- about $2 billion less than Quinn proposed and about $1 billion less than the Senate...
House panel OKs changing pension system for current public workers...
Madigan opponent calls him 'weed' in garden...
Newcomer runs against one of state's most powerful politicians...
Michael Madigan Opponent Accuses House Speaker Of Slashing Tires...
Mike Rodriguez and Olivia Trejo, were hired by Madigan in an effort to split the Hispanic vote and more easily secure a primary win...
The dent in her 2005 Honda Accord – and four slashed tires since November that cost her about $100 each – amounted to political payback for challenging Madigan for his 22nd District seat...
Uphill Battle for Madigan Foe...
What did Piszczor do to allegedly anger Mr. Speaker?
She is running against him in the March 20 Democratic primary -- as an actual opponent, not a plant...
Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass...
Mike Madigan running 'protection racket'...
2007 Mileage Funds Received: $0.00
2007 Per Diem/Lodging Funds Received: $11,532.00
2008 Mileage Funds Received: $194.00
2008 Per Diem/Lodging Funds Received: $5,805.00 2009 Mileage Funds Received: $0.00
2009 Per Diem/Lodging Funds Received: $7,920.00
2010 Mileage Funds Received: $0.00
2010 Per Diem/Lodging Funds Received: $7,353.00
Provided by the Illinois Office of the Comptroller
The Blog: Scholarships Awarded by Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan...
2003 – 2008 Rep. Selected: Scholarship Recipients
2003 – 2008 Rep. Selected: Scholarship Recipients
Provided by the Illinois State Board of Education
Speaker Mike Madigan's Property Tax Bills Posted...
2006-2008 Property Tax Bills for Michael J. Madigan and Shirley Roumagoux-Madigan Now Available...
National Taxpayers United of Illinois (NTUI) Tax Survey Score [95th G.A.]: 15% ( / 100%)
Articles:
Illinois Democrats turn on each other...
[Senate President], also a Chicago Democrat, barred a member of his leadership team from strategy sessions out of fear that he was leaking information to the opposition -- not Republicans but House Speaker Madigan...
Madigan letters offer glimpse of clout in Cook County judge selection...
House Speaker Michael Madigan and other politicians often weigh in on the selection of Cook County associate judges...
National Taxpayers United of Illinois (NTUI) Tax Survey Score [95th G.A.]: 15% ( / 100%)
Taxpayers United of America (TUA) Tax Survey Score [96th G.A.]: 0% ( / 100%)
For the Good of Illinois Record Scorecard [96th and 97th G.A.'s]: 20% ( / 100%)Articles:
Illinois Democrats turn on each other...
[Senate President], also a Chicago Democrat, barred a member of his leadership team from strategy sessions out of fear that he was leaking information to the opposition -- not Republicans but House Speaker Madigan...
Madigan letters offer glimpse of clout in Cook County judge selection...
House Speaker Michael Madigan and other politicians often weigh in on the selection of Cook County associate judges...
House Speaker Madigan wants state probe of prepaid tuition plan...
House Speaker Michael Madigan is moving to push a resolution that would trigger a state probe into the workings of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, the agency that has come under intense scrutiny for its management of the College Illinois prepaid tuition program...
RTA Hires House Speaker Madigan's son-in-law for lobbying job...
The Regional Transportation Authority has come up with an interesting solution of sorts to its continuing Springfield woes. It's hired the son-in-law of Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan for a $130,000-a-year job...
The Madigan Rules...
The Regional Transportation Authority has come up with an interesting solution of sorts to its continuing Springfield woes. It's hired the son-in-law of Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan for a $130,000-a-year job...
The Madigan Rules...
Madigan's kind of town...
'Madigoons' Investigated…
How Mike Uses Your Tax Dollars...
The Madigan Fight Against Fair Elections...
Mike Madigan Moves to Eliminate Illinois Lt. Governor Position...
Research: What's Wrong with Cook County Property Taxes...?
Peraica Property Tax White Paper...
Scott Lee Cohen and Mike Madigan, or Not...
What Happens Behind Closed Doors...
Ongoing Scandal...
Madigan's Property Tax Industry...
Lawmakers take holiday break with big issues left to tackle...
Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan and House Republican leader worked together to set a low bar for the state's day-to-day budget at $33.2 billion -- about $2 billion less than Quinn proposed and about $1 billion less than the Senate...
House panel OKs changing pension system for current public workers...
Plan also contains language that would require greater pension contributions from Chicago municipal workers, Chicago teachers and Cook County employees...
CME threatens to bolt from Illinois over taxes...
CME Group Inc. Executive Chairman told investors Wednesday he is exploring alternatives to Illinois for the company's headquarters as a result of the state corporate tax increase earlier this year...
Legislature takes up review of business taxes...
"We need to take a holistic approach to business taxes with an eye toward growth and fairness rather than continued piecemeal policies that often pit one business against another."
Most Illinois Lawmakers Who Supported Gambling Expansion Bill Received Contributions From Casinos...
Among the biggest recipients of gaming cash over the past 18 months months were, reportedly, [Senate President], [House Republican Leader], and House Speaker Michael Madigan ($54,400)...
Madigan Working to Reduce Retirement Benefits of Public Employees...
CME threatens to bolt from Illinois over taxes...
CME Group Inc. Executive Chairman told investors Wednesday he is exploring alternatives to Illinois for the company's headquarters as a result of the state corporate tax increase earlier this year...
Legislature takes up review of business taxes...
"We need to take a holistic approach to business taxes with an eye toward growth and fairness rather than continued piecemeal policies that often pit one business against another."
Most Illinois Lawmakers Who Supported Gambling Expansion Bill Received Contributions From Casinos...
Among the biggest recipients of gaming cash over the past 18 months months were, reportedly, [Senate President], [House Republican Leader], and House Speaker Michael Madigan ($54,400)...
Madigan Working to Reduce Retirement Benefits of Public Employees...
Madigan met last week with leaders of the state's largest public employee unions...
Madigan Attends Fundraiser for Republican U.S. House Speaker in Lemont...
Did Michael Madigan set up a fake opponent in Patrick John Ryan?
Yet again, the speaker faces a Republican with a long history of voting Democratic...
Madigan Attends Fundraiser for Republican U.S. House Speaker in Lemont...
Did Michael Madigan set up a fake opponent in Patrick John Ryan?
Yet again, the speaker faces a Republican with a long history of voting Democratic...
Madigan opponent calls him 'weed' in garden...
Newcomer runs against one of state's most powerful politicians...
Michael Madigan Opponent Accuses House Speaker Of Slashing Tires...
Mike Rodriguez and Olivia Trejo, were hired by Madigan in an effort to split the Hispanic vote and more easily secure a primary win...
Uphill Battle for Madigan Foe...
What did Piszczor do to allegedly anger Mr. Speaker?
She is running against him in the March 20 Democratic primary -- as an actual opponent, not a plant...
Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass...
Mike Madigan running 'protection racket'...
Favorable legislation flows to private clients of House Speaker Madigan...
Operator of assisted living homes hires Madigan's law firm, then reaps...
Operator of assisted living homes hires Madigan's law firm, then reaps...
Quotes:
"My plan was to attempt to get Speaker Madigan to pass a bill that he personally and single-handedly was holding up. Over the years, Mike Madigan has had a lucrative career representing big commercial real estate properties to reduce their property taxes and, as he told me, charging a fee for the work. The complicated property tax system in Cook County is a zero-sum game. For every dollar Madigan saves for his big downtown clients, that burden shifts to the homeowner, to the little guy. Here again the little guy gets screwed when big powerful people with connections make the rules and rig the system for their benefit while doing it on the backs of the average, ordinary homeowners.
Madigan, as the Speaker of the House, has the power to simply not call bills for a vote if he doesn't like them. Over the years, he has refused to call a bill for a vote that would provide property tax relief for homeowners. His daughter, who as Attorney General is supposed to be the advocate for the average consumer like the average homeowner, has rejected repeated requests to issue a legal opinion on whether her father's unilateral action preventing property tax relief for homeowners because he has a conflict of interest with his law practice is, in fact, a conflict of interest and should be barred by law. Why is it that homeowners have to pay higher property taxes because Madigan can, all by himself, keep in place a system that protects his clients and the millions of dollars in fees he earns from them? How Mike Madigan gets away with this is amazing to me. In my opinion, it's a glaring conflict of interest the size of the Grand Canyon that directly costs the average homeowners hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars a year. Ant it allows Mike Madigan and his firm to earn an enormous amount of money per year in legal fees. He should not be allowed to single-handedly kill property tax relief for homeowners when by doing so, he benefits financially. He makes the rules that benefit him. It is incredibly unethical. It may very well be illegal. And if it isn't, I believe it certainly should be."
Madigan, as the Speaker of the House, has the power to simply not call bills for a vote if he doesn't like them. Over the years, he has refused to call a bill for a vote that would provide property tax relief for homeowners. His daughter, who as Attorney General is supposed to be the advocate for the average consumer like the average homeowner, has rejected repeated requests to issue a legal opinion on whether her father's unilateral action preventing property tax relief for homeowners because he has a conflict of interest with his law practice is, in fact, a conflict of interest and should be barred by law. Why is it that homeowners have to pay higher property taxes because Madigan can, all by himself, keep in place a system that protects his clients and the millions of dollars in fees he earns from them? How Mike Madigan gets away with this is amazing to me. In my opinion, it's a glaring conflict of interest the size of the Grand Canyon that directly costs the average homeowners hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars a year. Ant it allows Mike Madigan and his firm to earn an enormous amount of money per year in legal fees. He should not be allowed to single-handedly kill property tax relief for homeowners when by doing so, he benefits financially. He makes the rules that benefit him. It is incredibly unethical. It may very well be illegal. And if it isn't, I believe it certainly should be."
--Page 191 of "The Governor" by Rod Blagojevich"(Crain’s) — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has been asked to rule on whether House Speaker Michael Madigan, her father, has a legal conflict of interest in dealing with a key property-tax cap bill that’s now pending before the General Assembly."
--12/4/2007 Tax Reform Action Coalition (TRAC): Madigan asked to rule on dad’s potential conflict“While Cook County follows Illinois in basing real property taxation on Market Value, such value for Commercial/Industrial property can often be inconsistently estimated (assessed) and taxes inconsistently administered. The result is that some commercial property owners get off lightly, shifting their tax burden onto the shoulders of other commercial property owners and the shoulders of residential homeowners."
--Cook County Commissioner Tony Peraica: Property Tax Burden Unfairly Distributed
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