IDOT announces it may halt construction if no budget is passed
IDOT announces it may halt construction if no budget is passed
Roadwork will cease at the end of June unless lawmakers appropriate funds for IDOT.
Progressive income taxes in Illinois’ neighboring states target middle-class workers
Progressive income taxes in Illinois’ neighboring states target middle-class workers
Progressive tax proposals by Illinois Democrats would punish those in Illinois’ middle class who earn $50,000 or more and make the state even less competitive with its neighbors.
What’s a junk bond and why Illinois will be America’s first “junk” state
What’s a junk bond and why Illinois will be America’s first “junk” state
Illinois’ bonds are currently priced like they are junk-rated.
Powerball, Mega Millions to drop Illinois by June 30 due to budget crisis
Powerball, Mega Millions to drop Illinois by June 30 due to budget crisis
Popular lotteries may stop gambling on Illinois.
Illinois’ neighboring states boast better credit ratings, economies
Illinois’ neighboring states boast better credit ratings, economies
Illinois’ credit rating spirals downward while residents flee to surrounding states with stronger economies and lower taxes.
7 reasons the Illinois Republicans’ budget plan fails taxpayers
7 reasons the Illinois Republicans’ budget plan fails taxpayers
The budget plan proposed by Republican General Assembly members would raise taxes by over $5 billion without enacting any significant spending reforms.
Property taxes in northwest Chicago suburbs to spike by $560 on average
Property taxes in northwest Chicago suburbs to spike by $560 on average
Lawmakers need to enact comprehensive property tax reform to provide relief for overburdened state taxpayers.
House Republicans’ 4-year property tax freeze fails homeowners
House Republicans’ 4-year property tax freeze fails homeowners
Local spending drivers need to be reformed to truly relieve taxpayers of Illinois’ highest-in-the-nation property taxes.
Illinois Republicans’ budget plan hikes taxes by $5 billion
Illinois Republicans’ budget plan hikes taxes by $5 billion
The Republican plan hits Illinoisans in fiscal year 2018 with the same $5 billion-plus tax hike from the “grand bargain” plan that failed in May. That plan starts with a 33 percent income tax increase, and includes questionable new taxes on services such as Netflix, laundry services and more.
Forgotten Illinois: Round Lake – united by nature, divided on paper
Forgotten Illinois: Round Lake – united by nature, divided on paper
Lake County lies about 40 miles north of Chicago’s congested urban landscape. With more than 100 lakes within county lines, the place is aptly named and offers a stark contrast to the nearby city. The Rev. Lisle Kauffman, looking over one of those lakes – Round Lake – still admires it more than four decades...
Lakewood, Ill., votes to eliminate TIF district
Lakewood, Ill., votes to eliminate TIF district
The Lakewood Village Board’s decision to end a 2015 TIF district is a win for local taxpayers.
Wasteful TIF spending in Belleville
Wasteful TIF spending in Belleville
As property tax bills land in mailboxes in Madison and St. Clair counties, TIF districts sap local tax dollars.
Moody’s downgrades 7 Illinois universities, 5 are junk
Moody’s downgrades 7 Illinois universities, 5 are junk
Illinois universities have hiked tuition and relied on state subsidies to pay for exorbitant administrative salaries — and now credit rating agencies are punishing them for that destructive behavior.
Lakewood right to push for elimination of TIF district
Lakewood right to push for elimination of TIF district
The village board of Lakewood, Illinois, will decide whether to keep a TIF district approved in 2015 in a vote scheduled for June 13.