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Phil Kadner
Phil Kadner’s column appears five times a week on Page 2 of the print edition of the SouthtownStar.
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Kadner: If voters get what they want, they may not want it
Most people want lower taxes. They want new businesses that will provide jobs. And from the number of telephone calls and emails I’ve received over the past few years, I would say the majority of Americans want illegal aliens deported. That’s why I find the …Read More
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Kadner: Shifting teacher pensions to our property tax bills
Political leaders in Illinois are making noises about dramatic pension reform, but that could well mean higher property taxes for homeowners. House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) recently said he doesn’t understand why the state is paying pensions for people who are not state employees. He …Read More
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Kadner: Police can’t follow law on FOID card requests
Illinois has so many requests for Firearm Owner’s Identification cards that state police can’t process them in a timely manner. In addition, people calling the state police to ask why they haven’t received their FOID cards are put on hold for as long as 35 …Read More
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Kadner: Food pantry truck robbed to obtain precious metals
Precious-metal thieves apparently vandalized a truck used to pick up food for hundreds of needy families in the Southland. Thieves over the weekend cut two catalytic converters off a truck owned by Together We Cope as it was parked behind the organization’s headquarters, 17010 Oak …
Kadner: Do mayors have a conflict if elected to Legislature?
Steven Landek is the mayor of Bridgeview. He is also a state senator up for re-election this year. A political opponent in that Senate race, Raul Montes Jr., wants Landek removed from the ballot, claiming that the two offices are incompatible. He contends that there’s …
Kadner: U-turns always allowed unless sign says ‘No’
It is legal to make U-turns at intersections in Illinois unless a sign is posted indicating that no U-turns are allowed. I probably knew that once. But that piece of information has long since passed from memory. “You’re not alone,” said Edward Schussler III, an …
Kadner: Class warfare politics nothing new in America
As the president said, “No man should receive a dollar unless that dollar has been fairly earned. Every dollar received should represent a dollar’s worth of service rendered — not gambling in stocks but service rendered.” To emphasize his point, the president continued: “The really …
Kadner: A display of democracy on detention camp plan
Sometimes democracy works, but that doesn’t mean everyone walks away happy. That was the case in Crete Monday night when Mayor Michael Einhorn spent about an hour talking to angry residents about a proposal to build a detention center for illegal immigrants in the village. …
Kadner: No state plan to treat mentally ill
Illinois is once again planning to close the Tinley Park Mental Health Center. This is the hospital that treats severely mentally ill people who don’t have health insurance or Medicaid. We’re talking about people who are potentially dangerous to themselves and others. And the state …
Kadner: Crete detention camp a country club setting
A detention center for illegal immigrants in Crete would include skylights, television sets, fitness equipment, aerobics classes, a law library, basketball courts, volleyball and free medical and dental care. All of that and more is detailed in a white paper submitted by the village to …
Kadner: A 27-foot wide median eyed for LaGrange Road
A 27-foot-wide landscaped median will be the most conspicuous design element in the widening of LaGrange Road between 131st and 179th streets in Orland Park. The road widening project, with a total price tag of $106 million when completed, is slated to begin late this …
Kadner: Trying to find the site for Crete detention center
I am driving south on Illinois 1 through Crete to inspect the site that has been proposed for a medium-security detention center to hold illegal immigrants. Few details have been released because the village of Crete and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) claim no …
Kadner: O’Shea lacks clout to stop Irish parade
Did the G-8 economic summit slated for Chicago help revive the South Side Irish St. Patrick’s Day Parade? “There seemed to be a feeling among the Chicago legal department that they wanted to make sure all parade permits were handled consistently because they’re expecting some …
Kadner: New state rep from Orland will consult his bagel guys
The guys at the Great American Bagel store in Orland Park will be among the unofficial advisers to newly appointed state Rep. Charles Krezwick (D-37th). “I eat there all the time with a group of guys and, listen, we all know what’s wrong with this …
Kadner: Detention center unites liberals and conservatives
There’s one thing you can be sure of in this great country of ours: If there’s a problem, someone will find a way to make money off of it. As I’ve reported in recent columns, the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) has a plan to …
Kadner: New state House districts extend Chicago’s reach
There’s been a lot of publicity about the new congressional map in Illinois, which pretty much destroyed Republican chances of gaining (or even holding) House seats in this state. But there hasn’t been much discussion about the state legislative remap that happened at the same …
Kadner: How to make a profit off illegal aliens
If you want to start a heated argument, just mention illegal immigrants. The opinions will come fast and furious in any group, but for the most part they’re theoretical discussions. In Crete, village residents are being forced to confront the issue in a very real …
Kadner: Detention center talk angers Crete residents
Crete Mayor Michael Einhorn told me he wasn’t hiding Monday night from an angry crowd demanding answers about a proposed detention center for illegal immigrants that the village is considering. “We had just adjourned our village board meeting when they began coming in,” Einhorn said …
Kadner: Davis backs move to insure student-athletes
State Rep. Will Davis (D-Homewood) is ready to lead a crusade to provide every student-athlete in Illinois with catastrophic health insurance. Davis said the life and death of Rasul “Rocky” Clark, a former football player at Eisenhower High School in Blue Island, inspired him to …
Kadner: A workshop for parents: ‘Lessons from Penn State’
If you see a grown man sexually molesting a little child in a shower stall, stop it. It seems to me that’s the message of the Penn State scandal, but Dan Skoczylas believes there are other lessons that adults need to learn to protect their …
