PI Original Adam Doster Friday November 20th, 2009, 11:07am

Dept. Of Bad Headlines: Daily Herald Edition

Take a look at this headline from today's Daily Herald:

Reading that, you might guess that the west suburban town of about
150,000 passed a referendum opposing an income tax increase in
Illinois.  Or perhaps someone polled Naperville residents' on the
various ...

Take a look at this headline from today's Daily Herald:

Reading that, you might guess that the west suburban town of about 150,000 passed a referendum opposing an income tax increase in Illinois.  Or perhaps someone polled Naperville residents' on the various tax hike proposals being discussed at the state level.  Well, not exactly:

Naperville's business community on Thursday had a chance to voice its concerns about jobs, taxes and the economy directly to Gov. Pat Quinn. [...]

Some [Naperville Chamber of Commerce] members said Thursday an income tax increase would be detrimental to the business community.

John Schmitt, president and CEO of the chamber, said he was not prepared to comment specifically on Quinn's income tax proposal but that the chamber doesn't typically support tax increases. But he was glad the business community had a chance to share its concerns and called the visit productive.

Last we checked, the Naperville Chamber doesn't represent the entire town ...

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