From the 57th

E-Learning

March 3, 2021

Anna's Blog, E Learning, From the 57th, State Representative Jonathan Carroll

Note: The following blog post was written by one of our newest interns, Anna, a student at Glenbrook North High School. The views expressed below do not necessarily reflect those of State Representative Jonathan Carroll or our office. Shortly after hiring her, it was made clear to us that she is a talented writer. We…

Government Consolidation Mail

July 22, 2019

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From the 57th, Government Consolidation, Governor Pritzker, Illinois 57th District, Illinois General Assembly, McHenry County, Property Tax Relief, Property Taxes, State Rep. David McSweeny, State Rep. Jonathan Carroll, Township

I sent out a mass email to my constituents this past Friday that spoke about some of my efforts towards government consolidation and lowering our property tax burden. I also included a flyer for our next property tax appeal seminar as the picture for this post. For those of you who are not signed up…

Fair Tax vs. Jobs Tax

April 1, 2019

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Fair Tax, From the 57th, Government Consolidation, Illinois Policy Institute, JB Pritzker, Jobs Tax, Local Government, Progressive Tax, Property Taxes, State Rep. Jonathan Carroll, tax relief, Think Big Illinois

UPDATE 4/23/2019: Senator Don Harmon (D-Oak Park) has filed SJRCA0001 which should be voted upon sometime in the next few weeks in the Senate. Thank you and please reach out anytime. Friends, I wanted to take a moment to quickly address some of the messaging you may have been seeing around the Governor’s proposed…

Governor Rauner’s Amendatory Veto

May 22, 2018

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Common Sense Gun Reform, From the 57th, Governor Bruce Rauner, HB1468, ILGA, Illinois 57th District, Illinois General Assembly, Public Safety Working Group, State Representative Jonathan Carroll

On February 28th, I was very excited to pass House Bill 1468, creating a 72-hour waiting period for assault weapon sales in Illinois. I am pleased to announce it passed the House with overwhelming, bipartisan support. It was my first bill in Springfield, and after passing the Senate, it landed on Governor Bruce Rauner’s desk…