Elizabeth Bauer for IL House District 53

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• The typical homeowner's property tax bill in the north and northwest Cook County suburbs is $8,007 on the bill that arrived in September, up 6.7% from last year, after last year's bill had already jumped 15.7%, and many see even higher increases. Homeowners carried nearly all of the increase while commercial bills went down. I have published a five-step proposal to bring property taxes down, starting with a full accounting of what state mandates cost our local schools. Read it and judge for your

  4 October 2026 · Elizabeth Bauer for IL House District 53 · $1–1.5K · 125K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

• Voting has started. You can vote by mail or vote early now, and Election Day is Tuesday, November 3. If you think it is time someone in Springfield did the math, I am asking for your vote. Elizabeth Bauer for State Representative, District 53.

  24 October 2026 · Elizabeth Bauer for IL House District 53 · $400 – $499 · 60K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

• The Chicago Tribune has endorsed Elizabeth Bauer for State Representative, District 53: "precisely the kind of thoughtful, independent-minded candidate Illinois needs in Springfield." The editorial also cites her "unusually sophisticated understanding of the state's fiscal problems" and notes that "her proposals go well beyond familiar calls to cut spending." Read the editorial and see where Elizabeth stands.

  17 October 2026 · Elizabeth Bauer for IL House District 53 · $300 – $399 · 40K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

• Illinois' five state pension systems are $143.5 billion short and less than half funded. That is the state's own number. I worked in pension consulting as an actuary. Pricing promises like these honestly was my job. Springfield needs someone in the room who can read and understand the valuation before the vote, protect the benefits workers have already earned, and stop making promises nobody has paid for.

  4 October 2026 · Elizabeth Bauer for IL House District 53 · $200 – $299 · 35K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

• Last year Springfield's majority passed a $55.1 billion budget that leaned on $709 million in new taxes. One-party rule means nobody in the room asks who actually pays. I will. I'm Elizabeth Bauer, an actuary, and I am asking for your vote for State Representative.

  4 October 2026 · Elizabeth Bauer for IL House District 53 · $200 – $299 · 30K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

• I'm Elizabeth Bauer. By profession I am an actuary, and my job has been to tell people the true cost of a promise before they make it. Springfield has stopped doing that arithmetic, and families in Arlington Heights, Des Plaines, Mount Prospect and Rolling Meadows are paying for it. Every position I hold is published on my website with my reasoning, so you can check my work.

  4 October 2026 · Elizabeth Bauer for IL House District 53 · $200 – $299 · 25K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library