$500. $720. $1,000. These may seem like small sums compared to your total salary, but the amount a Quinn/Cullerton/Madigan tax hike will carve into your discretionary income is painfully revealing.
A vote for the tax hike is a vote for hastening Illinoiss economic decline.
During the campaign Governor Quinn suggested that he would veto tax hike over 1%, now what?
One of the 50 Best Small and Medium Workplaces is already looking to relocate.
Reports indicate Democratic leaders have agreed on a plan to hike the state income tax by a whopping 75 percent. Or maybe even 83 percent.
We were not kidding when we said the online sales tax collection bill was a job- and commerce-killing move.
Another bill to kill jobs in Illinois.
Daniel Anthony and research from the Illinois Policy Institute is featured on the 11:00 a.m. ABC 7 newscast.
Kristina Rasmussen is featured in a story about the tax hike battle going on in Springfield.
A hypothetical look at the impact of a tax hike over time.
Last year the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign paid buyouts to 133 senior professors. The buyouts were offered to professors to retire early with a payment equivalent to half a years salary.
Senator John Cullerton of Chicago is proposing an unconstitutional $150 million tax on online shopping during the special legislative session in order to pay for the states reckless spending habits.
The amendment from Rep. Bost addresses many of the flaws with the proposed spending limit.
Controlling the future growth of government spending is key to solving Illinoiss budget crisis. Done properly, tax and expenditure limits are a good way to ensure that government outlays do not grow faster than the publics ability to pay.