Republican candidate for governor Bruce Rauner has presented a plan he says will help grow Illinois' economy and create jobs.
The Winnetka businessman spoke today at a family-owned manufacturing company in Schaumburg.
Rauner wants to eliminate the income tax increase Democrats approved in 2011, phasing the rate back to 3 percent from 5 percent. He also says he would freeze property taxes and impose a sales tax on services such as charter flights, travel agencies and sewer service.
Rauner says Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn has been ``a failure on job creation.''
Quinn spokeswoman Brooke Anderson says Rauner's plan would drive Illinois ``into a ditch.'' She says eliminating the income tax increase would lead to huge cuts to schools and public safety. Quinn wants to make the tax increase permanent.
