Abundance of governments is one driver of collar county property taxes
Abundance of governments is one driver of collar county property taxes
Consolidating governments in the collar counties could help lower residents’ high property taxes.
Illinois’ new budget already has $1.7B hole despite largest permanent tax hike in state history
Illinois’ new budget already has $1.7B hole despite largest permanent tax hike in state history
Every budget through 2023 will likely be unbalanced as well.
Madigan’s Illinois chainsaw massacre
Madigan’s Illinois chainsaw massacre
Nightmare on my street
Nightmare on my street
State taxpayers will be paying for CPS’ underutilized schools
State taxpayers will be paying for CPS’ underutilized schools
Under Illinois’ new education funding formula, the wildly mismanaged Chicago school district won’t lose a dime in state funding, no matter how many students it loses.
Taxpayers should flex their muscle, pick their punches
Taxpayers should flex their muscle, pick their punches
If aggrieved taxpayers don’t also demand fixes to underlying spending problems, calls for additional tax hikes will return. And they’ll be stronger than ever.
Taxpayer victory: Cook County soda tax repealed
Taxpayer victory: Cook County soda tax repealed
With the repeal of the Cook County sweetened beverage tax, taxpayers remind elected officials who they represent.
Illinois borrows $1.5B as S&P confirms rating is one notch above junk
Illinois borrows $1.5B as S&P confirms rating is one notch above junk
S&P Global Ratings has warned that Illinois’ bond sale to help pay old bills could merely add more debt to Illinois’ burden if the state does not also enact fiscal reforms.
Sweetened beverage tax repeal passes out of committee
Sweetened beverage tax repeal passes out of committee
The Cook County Board Finance Committee voted Oct. 10 in favor of an ordinance to repeal the unpopular sweetened beverage tax. The repeal measure now awaits a vote before the full board.
Metra … the way to really fly
Metra … the way to really fly
Tales from Illinois
Tales from Illinois
Decatur is Illinois’ fastest-shrinking city since 2010
Decatur is Illinois’ fastest-shrinking city since 2010
Decatur lost 3,400 residents from 2010 to 2016, or about 4.5 percent of its population.
Janus v. AFSCME could mean more freedom for Illinois’ government workers
Janus v. AFSCME could mean more freedom for Illinois’ government workers
For four decades, government workers have been denied their First Amendment right to freedom of association, but that could change with a U.S. Supreme Court decision in 2018.