A federal mandate threatens to shut down Metra lines while Rahm’s ‘congestion tax’ would make it costlier for commuters to drive into the city.
Too bad it doesn’t solve any real problems.
It’s time to end Illinois’ practice of mandating spending and curriculum requirements – and give control back to local school districts.
Chicagoans know new revenues won’t be used to pay for better roads, classrooms or public safety – these tax hikes won’t even fix what’s ailing the city’s bottom line.
Increased sales were outweighed by richer payouts.
Chicago’s 9 percent “Netflix tax” is illegal, and the Liberty Justice Center has sued the city to stop collecting it.
The failure of the General Assembly to pass a state budget prevents Illinois lottery winners from receiving their prize money.
IOUs continue to flow from a broken state government.
Poorly written workers’ compensation laws cost Illinois government hundreds of millions of dollars each year.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel calls for property-tax hikes, garbage-collection fees and ridesharing surcharges as a stop-gap measure to plug the city’s $750 million budget hole.
Gov. Bruce Rauner’s signature authorizing Belleville Township to dissolve highlights a flawed process that prevents consolidation in a state that desperately needs it.
Nonprofit organizations that receive taxpayer money advocate for higher taxes on the taxpayers who fund their operations and salaries.
A Springfield budget stalemate comes with embarrassing consequences for Illinois government.
The state is now nearly 60 days into its fiscal year with the only significant portion of its budget approved being for primary and secondary education.