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‘Half-baked’ Illinois marijuana roll-out costs state $600M

Illinois’ high marijuana taxes, license mistakes hurt revenues while illegal sales thrive

Average Illinois families paying $2,165 more in taxes despite state’s temporary tax relief

Illinois Policy Institute experts note one-time, $556 relief doesn’t outweigh annual increases from 24 new taxes and fees since 2019

Tax credit scholarship bill moves to Gov. Pritzker’s desk

Illinois Policy Institute experts point to progress, but are still concerned for the program’s future after 2023

2.8 million Chicago speed camera fines in 2021: more tickets than city residents

Illinois Policy Institute investigation found speed cameras cost Chicagoans $89 million last year, but safety got worse

Census: 10 Illinois metro areas lose population as Illinoisans move to other states

Chicago, Danville and Decatur see among nation’s worst population declines

Two years post-COVID-19: Illinois is missing twice as many jobs as U.S.

Illinois has only recovered 76% of jobs lost during pandemic

Two years of COVID-19: 112 executive orders from Gov. J.B Pritzker

Illinois Policy Institute experts recommend lawmakers gain the authority to limit emergency powers

Statement from the Illinois Policy Institute’s Austin Berg, author of “The New Chicago Way”

Statement from the Illinois Policy Institute’s Austin Berg, author of “The New Chicago Way”

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