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By Dave Dahl
SPRINGFIELD – It was Union Yes, Paying People under the Table No outside the Capitol Thursday morning.
Members of the Carpenters Union joined Democratic legislative leaders and the attorney general rallied in front of the Lincoln statue to decry contractors who pay employees off the books. House Speaker Chris Welch (D-Hillside) says this is thievery – from everybody in the state.
“Of course, issues of tax fraud inhibit the state’s ability to fund critical needs like healthcare, schools, infrastructure, and social services,” said Welch. “If it wasn’t for these tax cheats, the state of Illinois would have $186 million more in our coffers.”
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