Bad accounting hides true size of Illinois’ budget deficits
Bad accounting hides true size of Illinois’ budget deficits
Poor accounting practices prevent true financial transparency in Illinois state government.
Senate Republicans sign on to resolution opposing progressive income tax
Senate Republicans sign on to resolution opposing progressive income tax
Following their colleagues in the House, 19 members of the Illinois Senate have signed on to a resolution opposing a progressive tax in Illinois.
Tax Day: Where do Illinoisans’ state tax dollars go?
Tax Day: Where do Illinoisans’ state tax dollars go?
Pensions and employee health insurance costs consumed nearly a quarter of Illinois’ fiscal year 2018 budget.
Illinois’ Tax Freedom Day doesn’t come for another 2 weeks
Illinois’ Tax Freedom Day doesn’t come for another 2 weeks
Illinoisans will have to work for 119 days this year to pay their federal, state and local tax bills.
Report: Average collar county property tax bill reaches as high as $8,890
Report: Average collar county property tax bill reaches as high as $8,890
Homeowners in Chicago’s collar counties faced some of the highest average property tax bills in the state in 2017.
Report: Rock Island County property tax rate more than double the national average
Report: Rock Island County property tax rate more than double the national average
Single-family homeowners in Rock Island County pay an average property tax bill above $2,800, according to a new report.
18 employees make more than $100K at Park District of Highland Park
18 employees make more than $100K at Park District of Highland Park
Two tennis pros make more than $100,000 in total compensation at Highland Park’s park district.
Senate bill aims to deflate ‘golden parachute’ payouts for public officials
Senate bill aims to deflate ‘golden parachute’ payouts for public officials
The Government Severance Pay Act would restrict outgoing officials from exiting office with excessive severance pay.
How to kill a tax hike
How to kill a tax hike
Taxpayers have won the defensive battle against a progressive tax hike. Now it’s time for some offense.
More than 100 township governments file in opposition to township consolidation bill
More than 100 township governments file in opposition to township consolidation bill
A House bill that would allow communities to consolidate local township governments has earned support from both parties – and the opposition of township officials.
Taxpayer victory: Progressive tax effectively dead this legislative session
Taxpayer victory: Progressive tax effectively dead this legislative session
Fifty lawmakers are taking a pledge to fight a progressive income tax in Illinois, denying progressive tax proponents the support needed to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot.
Typical Illinois family would see a tax hike under nearby states’ progressive tax rates
Typical Illinois family would see a tax hike under nearby states’ progressive tax rates
As examples of the type of progressive tax plan he would like to see in Illinois, J.B. Pritzker pointed to other Midwestern states. But imposing those income tax rates would raise taxes on the median Illinois family.
Illinois bonds once again rated just above junk
Illinois bonds once again rated just above junk
One rating agency cited Illinois’ “persistent crisis-like budget environment” as explanation for the state’s near-junk credit. A spending cap constitutional amendment and pension reform could go a long way toward putting the state on a healthier fiscal path.
Pothole season in Chicago: How to file a claim for vehicle damages
Pothole season in Chicago: How to file a claim for vehicle damages
Residents can recoup some costs after hitting one of the Windy City’s infamous potholes.