Mayors of Blue Island, Country Club Hills, Harvey, Lynwood, Markham and Palos Hills were among those to testify about why municipalities want the state to reinstate their 10% share of Local Government Distributive Fund income tax revenues that have been reduced to 6.16%.
Consolidated elections in April of odd-numbered years typically draw low voter turnout, meaning each person who casts a ballot could help decide a close contest.
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