Robert Abboud, mayor of Barrington Hills, said the state, which is facing a deficit, should not continue to take resources from communities that have operated under balanced budgets.
Gov. Pat Quinn and Democrats who control the Illinois General Assembly aren’t proposing cutting the local share of taxes, but the mayors wanted to confront the idea, anyway.
“We’re going to have to lay off police officers, we’re going to have to lay off firefighters. This is going to be devastating to our communities,” Abboud said. “The only thing worse than having to pay taxes is having to pay taxes that you don’t get services for.”
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