A report from the union itself showed it had 16,500 fewer members last year than it claimed. Is it lying about anything else?
Legislators should use fiscal notes to show taxpayers the economic impact of their proposals.
Illinois is one of the least affordable states in the nation. Blame high taxes, public pensions and structural debt.
Some communities saw their bills rise 75% or more.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker wants $589 million in business-focused tax hikes. That would endanger Illinois’ long-term economic stability.
The money would be spread across several programs meant to create more units.
Illinois’ public universities have lost 13,062 students during the past 20 years, but three gained. They lost state funding while the losers got more money.
Nearly 55% of Illinois voters support the state opting into the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Program. But it’s up to Gov. J.B. Pritzker to opt Illinois into the program. Only about one in five oppose him doing so.
Illinoisans would pay a new bag tax under a proposed bill in Springfield. The tax would only deepen concerns that the state keeps increasing the cost burden.
The state needs to add 227,000 homes by 2030 to meet demand
Illinois voters rejected a graduated income tax in 2020. State politicians are trying again.
The state’s home prices are up 49% since 2019, while available housing lags the rest of the nation.
Illinois voting data shows voters had no choice of candidate in nearly 9-in-10 Democratic and Republican primaries for state and federal office in 2024.