Op-Ed: Stacked costs are crushing Illinois manufacturers
TMA member Mike Flynn, general manager of DuPage Precision Machining, penned an op-ed that was recently published in The Center Square.
December 16, 2025
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TMA member Mike Flynn, general manager of DuPage Precision Machining, penned an op-ed that was recently published in The Center Square.
SCHAUMBURG – Four years ago, Illinois set a goal of achieving net-zero electricity generation by 2050, with targets of 40% renewable energy by 2030 and 50% renewable energy by 2040. To meet those standards, numerous changes will need to take place – at a time when global energy demand is expected to reach its highest point in human history.
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Of Illinois’ 17 Congress members, Roll Call 305 records eight Democrat Reps. Sean Casten, Danny Davis, Chuy Garcia, Jonathan Jackson, Robin Kelly, Delia Ramirez, Jan Schakowsky, and Lauren Underwood who voted “no” on the resolution.
SPRINGFIELD – The federal One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB or HR1), which passed in early July, is still being analyzed to determine how the measure’s changes may positively impact manufacturers nationwide.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Small and midsize manufacturers, alongside the Technology & Manufacturing Association (TMA), are voicing their strong opposition to SB25’s latest amendment as the bill would impose a significant financial burden on Illinois consumers and businesses, with estimated costs reaching $1.5 billion.
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SCHAUMBURG, IL – Don Tracy, candidate for the United States Senate, visited the Technology & Manufacturing Association’s (TMA) headquarters in Schaumburg, where he met with TMA leadership to discuss headwinds Illinois manufacturers are facing and received a tour of TMA’s training facilities used to educate the next generation of makers and doers.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – At the start of veto session in Springfield on Tuesday, Governor Pritzker announced he wants to make up the state’s projected $267 million deficit by taking away cost-saving benefits provided to manufacturers in the Working Families Tax Cut, or One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The Technology & Manufacturing Association (TMA) and their small and midsize manufacturer members strongly oppose making manufacturers pay the price for Springfield’s overspending.