On Jan. 12, 2011, the lame duck 96th General Assembly increased the state personal income tax by 67 percent and the corporate income tax by 46 percent. Illinois is already losing jobs at an alarming rate, and these tax increases will only further hurt the
The Illinois Policy Institute was recently invited to meet with a group of Cook County Probation Officers, who offered common-sense policy solutions to fix their trouble-plagued department.
In 2010, Illinois Citizens spent 101 days working off their state and federal taxes, the Quinn tax hike will take even more of your time.
How will the Illinois income tax hike affect you and your family? Some of our friends from around the state tell their story.
If the vote been delayed for the new legislature to be sworn in Illinois there is a good chance the income tax hike vote wouldnt have been passed.
A number of business owners in Springfield have expressed grave concern over the tax hike, according to the State-Journal Register.
Join us for a panel discussion with Dick Morris, Michael Medved, and Michelle Bernard, moderated by John Tillman.
Seventy percent of Illinoisans believe state government is spending too much money, according to a study released Wednesday.
Seventy percent of Illinoisans believe state government is spending too much money, according to a study released Wednesday.
Late last night, the legislature passed personal and corporate income tax increases. Check out what Mayor Daley has to say about it.
Governors Scott Walker from Wisconsin and Mitch Daniels of Indiana are enthusiastic while Illinois reels from the tax hysteria that hit the state this morning.
The economy is bad and the states fiscal situation is worse. Lawmakers wouldnt have raised taxes unless they needed to, right? Wrong.
On the same day the General Assembly abolished the death penalty, lawmakers also implemented the death penalty on Illinoiss economy and taxpayers by passing a 67 percent income tax hike in the face of overwhelming public opposition.
Migration between the U.S. states is the ultimate expression of voting with your feet. People move for many reasons, but, when examined en masse, its clear that public policy significantly influences where people choose to live.