 Schoenberg worked for stronger accountability and oversight standards at the Illinois Highway Authority.Schoenberg supported HB 656, a $226 million tax increase, which raised the Cook County sales tax by 0.25%.He was also the co-sponsor of SB 790, which raided $530 million from various Illinois trust funds (including the Local Government Health Insurance fund, the Sex Offender Registration Fund, and the Banking Regulation Fund) to spend on new programs.