If state House Democrats were serious about protecting our votes, they would require competitive elections and remove politicians from the process.
The governor has presided over $77 billion in increases while Illinois’ economic growth lags.
Property taxes and restrictive zoning are driving the state’s housing crisis. New laws could help spur more construction.
Kim Foxx’s policy of issuing mass exonerations without case-by-case scrutiny has invited a flood of costly litigation.
State higher ed funding is already double the national average.
The vast majority of that loss came from high-income earners leaving the state.
The state lost a bigger share per resident moving out than anywhere else in the country, according to IRS data.
Combined state and federal taxes would take more than 50% of the top-end income for 22,000 Illinois small businesses.
Residents of all age and income groups move out, but those making over $200,000 lead the departures.
A net of nearly 56,000 people and $6 billion in income left the state in 2023, according to IRS data.
State residents earn more than they did in 2019 but are falling behind the rest of the country while the tax burden drives out businesses.