State Sen. James Clayborne, Jr. (D-Ill.)

10 Collinsville Avenue, East St. Louis, IL 62201

Illinois' $21 billion in school debt pushes up property taxes

By Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner, Illinois Policy Institute | Tuesday, Jul 11, 2017 @ 8:55am

School districts’ have borrowed over $21 billion, increasing the burden on Illinois taxpayers.
Metro East schools to get total of $14.4M less per year under state school funding proposal; Rauner vows to veto bill

By LGIS Newsfeed | Tuesday, May 23, 2017 @ 7:21am

Metro East area schools would be net losers of state funding under a bill that passed the Illinois State Senate Wednesday.
Illegally hired state employees need to be fired

By The Madison County Record | Tuesday, May 9, 2017 @ 12:05pm

The abuses perpetrated by Pat Quinn, Mike Madigan, and other insubordinate public servants need to stopped.