Jeff Kida, CR

Owner, DDS Design Services. Kitchen & Bath design & Remodeler. Improving homes one project at a time. NARI Certified. Tweeting ideas to improve home life.

[Jeff Kida, CR @Jeffkida]

Its time for another panic attack I think.

[CWBChicago @CWBChicago]

Run! Brandon! Run!

[Chicago Contrarian @ChicagoContrar1]

You and JB haven't just made life more expensive, you've made life in Illinois miserable.

You cheered when JB raised taxes $8.2B, applauded when JB signed the SAFE-T Act, and were silent when JB allowed "Invest in Kids" to sunset.

It makes sense why you routinely trash Trump.

It diverts from your atrocious record in office.

[Jeff Kida, CR @Jeffkida]

With all the color and configuration options and great performance/ quality BlueStar is a kitchen designer’s dream.

[BlueStar @BlueStarCooking]

Meet the Nova Series (RNB)—our most customizable ranges yet. Choose griddles, grills, French top & optional swing doors. Available in 1,000+ colors, finishes & trim options. Built for your style and cooking needs. https://t.co/owDk0BJoc9

[John Kass @John_Kass]

Pritzker’s Opportunity to Help Children and Send the CTU a Message by @PaulVallas for johnkassnews https://t.co/A6tmoTlG9O

[Darren Bailey @DarrenBaileyIL]

JB Pritzker sold us out to massive data centers with lavish tax breaks (that we paid for).

Now he wants a pause?

He's an arsonist trying to sell us water.

[Juanita Broaddrick @atensnut]

This happened in California in 2024.

Does that look like mail-in ballots?

[Jeff Kida, CR @Jeffkida]

Very cool

[Brian Brenberg @BrianBrenberg]

My wife is stitching together some pretty sweet America 250 gear over here.

[Paul Vallas @PaulVallas]

Another Pritzker budget, another plethora of tax increases.

Pritzker’s eight new tax increases will take another $800 million from Illinois workers. This brings JB’s total tax and fee increases to 65, amounting to $8.5 billion annually, leaving Illinois residents paying the highest taxes and fees in the country.

Effective state and local tax rates totaled nearly 17% for a median Illinois household last year, compared to the national average of just 11.02%. Unbelievably, that is even higher than No. 2-ranked New York at 14.95%. Meanwhile, Illinois property taxes have increased by $11 billion, or 33%.

Illinois’ economy has performed so poorly that nearly all revenue growth used to fund the state’s ever-expanding government has come from tax increases rather than economic growth. In fact, since Pritzker took office, almost all employment growth has been in government jobs.

Illinois residents—particularly middle- and upper-income earners—are voting with their feet. Since Pritzker took office, Illinois has continued to lose residents, while the state’s population decline has been offset by a surge in migrant arrivals, which some estimates place at more than 500,000 people. Surveys also show that roughly half of remaining residents say they would leave Illinois if they had the means to do so.

[Dan Proft @DanProft]

"As much of an emotional connection as many of us have to the Bears, and to keeping them in the city of Chicago and the state of Illinois, [the] No. 1 principle is we’re not going to foist this on the taxpayers of the state of Illinois." - Gov. Jelly Belly

I grieve for the emotional toll this is taking on JB. But, he's right. He only foists Chinese-Communist-Party-backed EV battery plants on the taxpayers of the state of Illinois.

[John Kass @John_Kass]

The Return of Vox Populi at JohnKassNews by @john_kass https://t.co/TbVI7zS6aq

[Jonathan Turley @JonathanTurley]

A court has halted the plan to close the Center for renovations and ordered the removal of Trump's name. There are ample reasons why the Administration should appeal the decision and may soon be able to resume work on the Center, regardless of its name. https://t.co/kJhfTggzP2

[Jonathan Turley @JonathanTurley]

The Hill is out with my column on the announcement of the Mamdani Administration that it will be implementing sweeping housing reforms, including transferring property to tenants and tenant groups... https://t.co/N8dUI2lQjr

[John Kass @John_Kass]

Have a blessed Memorial Day, America. ""Ours is the land of the free because it is the home of the brave" President Ronald Reagan #MemorialDay

[John Cashman @JCChicagoHusky]

Mr. Trump’s politics has always been largely personal, but in his second term it has become self-indulgent even by his standards. He seems incapable of rising above, even as voters care much more about the economy and prices and his job approval falls https://t.co/jlzLBRt8dt

[Jeff Kida, CR @Jeffkida]

Only in Chicago

[CWBChicago @CWBChicago]

An ATM burglary crew is jailed after they allegedly stole a Bitcoin machine (oops!), put it back, then took an ATM — only to crash outside the Cook County Jail as cops chased them.

One of ‘em stole a deputy’s squad car, sparking a second chase.

https://t.co/1SfcS6zPnA

[Jeff Kida, CR @Jeffkida]

Great having a quiet cup of coffee and a John Kass column to read on a Sunday morning.

[John Kass @John_Kass]

The Witches of Luigi Mangione My Sunday column for johnkassnews https://t.co/i4IzMeSr9q

[Jeff Kida, CR @Jeffkida]

Why do Chicago residents put up with clown

[CWBChicago @CWBChicago]

A 13-year-old boy is fighting for his life after he was found shot in South Chicago yesterday afternoon.

No 911 calls reported shots fired.

And no ShotSpotter alert came because the mayor pulled the system in September 2024.

https://t.co/wYvuOWACzi

[Jeff Kida, CR @Jeffkida]

We missed it by two days.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Breathtakingly Beautiful

[Jeff Kida, CR @Jeffkida]

In all fairness, he’s had a lot of help from the current alder humans and of course Lori Lightfoot

[Jonathan Turley @JonathanTurley]

...Johnson has destroyed the city and its economy with the help of the unions. https://t.co/YZi17yp0x1 Rather than make the Bears want to stay, they are focusing on burning other deals to the ground. They are literally pushing the Bears into Indiana.

[Jeff Kida, CR @Jeffkida]

What a great read / Reflection leading into a cherished holiday weekend. Family and Friends Who Cast Out Heretics - John Kass https://t.co/kVF8kJmwUB