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What Governor Quinn’s Income Tax Hike Means to You

What Governor Quinn’s Income Tax Hike Means to You

by Collin Hitt Illinois lawmakers are considering raising the state income tax. Different plans have emerged, but each would damage Illinois’s economic recovery.  The plan that has been discussed the longest is one that would raise Illinois’s individual income tax from three to four percent, a 33 percent increase.  More recent tax plans have emerged that...

John Tillman on WLS 890AM with Cisco Cotto

John Tillman on WLS 890AM with Cisco Cotto

Tune into WLS 890AM Tuesday morning, 9:35 a.m. to hear Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman address ways to balance the state budget without a tax increase.

Preckwinkle Mum About Probation Department, FOIA’d

Preckwinkle Mum About Probation Department, FOIA’d

The Institute has filed a FOIA request seeking any e-mail sent or received by Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle's concerning the trouble-plagued Adult Probation Department.

Government Is Hiring!

Government Is Hiring!

Government entities make up ____ of the top ten employers in Chicago?

True or False: ObamaCare Will Hold Costs Down

True or False: ObamaCare Will Hold Costs Down

Chief Medicare Actuary, Richard Foster, testified before the House Budget Committee earlier this week. See what he had to say about two of the main promises of ObamaCare.