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Illinoisans feel the strain of the state’s two-year budget impasse, but they are emphatic that tax hikes should not be part of any budget deal.

Illinois Policy: House, governor should block this tax increase. 

Illinois has lost more millennials than almost any other state in the nation in recent years. Young adults and college students are fleeing to states with better job opportunities and a more affordable cost of living.

State lawmakers have two weeks until the spring legislative session ends. By passing Senate Bill 1012, they can begin to fix the state’s broken pension system.

Legal experts will host a panel discussion on Tuesday, May 16 at the University of Chicago Law School

CHICAGO (April 25, 2017) – A new analysis by the nonpartisan Illinois Policy Institute finds that Illinois lawmakers have been “shopping without looking at the price tag” by voting for bills without knowing how much they will cost. The 99th General Assembly was in session from January 2015 to January 2017. The Institute’s analysis found…

Chris Lentino, specialist on Chicago issues, says, “The city is crying poor, but is sitting on over $1 billion in TIF money that could be used to cover pension costs, keep schools open.”

Illinoisans already pay some of the nation’s steepest tax bills, yet lawmakers continually talk about raising taxes even higher.

Labor and legal experts available to explain what this means, why it matters and what happens next

Every Illinois household on the hook for $56,000 in retirement-related debt