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Illinois lawmakers move shell bill that could hike taxes on small businesses by $1B

Senate Bill 217 could serve as a vehicle for an unpopular tax hike proposal with hundreds of thousands of Illinoisans still out of work

Black Illinoisans hurt twice as much by worst year of job losses in state history

Monthly jobs tracker: Over 15% of Black Illinoisans lost their jobs during the pandemic.

Illinois’ pension crisis takes an invisible $1,417 per year out of every Illinoisan’s pocket

Proposed federal stimulus checks will not cover a single year of the ongoing, hidden public pension cost to each Illinoisan’s bottom line

Former Speaker Madigan’s pension: $70K in 2021, $151K by July 2022

Madigan will retire with a pension worth $2.9 million after contributing just $350,000

Illinois Policy Institute statement on Former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s resignation

Closing the book on the Madigan Machine means fixing the institutions that fueled his unprecedented power

What to know: Illinois’ unbalanced budget

Illinois Policy Institute warns a $7.5 billion federal stimulus isn’t enough to cover Illinois’ budget deficit, backlog of bills and pension payment, absent reform

Why changes to the House Rules matter

Ending corruption in Illinois starts with reforming the power of the House speaker

One year of COVID-19: Women, working mothers, Black workers hit hardest by economic downfall

Illinois’ 2020 job losses worse than 67% of Midwestern states

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