* From the twitters…

…Adding… An ILGOP press release “explains” the button…

The seasons come and go, but not Mike Madigan – he’s been a career politician for 45 years and the Illinois House Speaker for over 30 years.

No wonder Madigan has stonewalled every legislative and citizen attempt to get a term limits referendum on the ballot.

In Mike Madigan’s mind, term limits exist – he only enforces them when his minions fall out of his good graces. The politicians he controls are churned through his Chicago Machine and propped up by his rigged system of special interest cash and gerrymandered districts.

IT’S NO SURPRISE THAT MADIGAN OPPOSES TERM LIMITS
HE’S MADE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OFF HIS SPEAKERSHIP AND HIS POLITICALLY-CONNECTED LAW FIRM

Mike Madigan’s law firm – Madigan & Getzendanner – handles property tax appeals for some of Chicago’s most expensive properties3.

When wealthy Chicago property owners need to save money on their property taxes, they turn to Madigan, and Madigan turns to Cook County Assessor Joe Berrios, Chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party and longtime ally of Madigan, for favorable property tax appeals.

In 2013, Madigan’s firm secured $10 million in property tax tax refunds and shaved $18 million off property valuations for clients.

Madigan has said that his annual income has topped $1 million, in addition to his $95,000 salary as Speaker of the House, but he refuses to reveal his net worth or release his tax returns.

Mike Madigan has eliminated any ethical boundaries between his private business dealings and his public capacity as Speaker – Madigan is using his political clout for personal financial gain. Now more than ever, Illinois needs term limits to put an end to Madigan’s rigged system and his Chicago Political Machine.