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• Carolyn Schofield supporter lobbied for one of the largest tax increases in Illinois history

  by W.J. Kennedy | Sep 5, 2019

  

  When McHenry County Board member Carolyn Schofield challenged Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) in the Republican primary for the 66th District over three years ago, she received an endorsement from the Illinois Education Association (IEA). This spring, the powerful teachers’ union lobbied the General Assembly for approval of the progressive income tax, one of the largest tax increases in state history.