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Progressive tax paves way for city income taxes

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has not ruled out a local income tax to close city’s nearly $1.2 billion budget hole

Illinois saw nation’s largest spike in new initial unemployment claims

Initial unemployment claims in Illinois spiked three times higher than the national average on a percentage basis

2 million retirement-age Illinoisans face ‘fair tax’ effects

Jo Daviess, Pope, Hardin, Carroll and Henderson counties have the highest senior populations in the state

Illinois Policy Institute: Statement on progressive tax lawsuit

PRESS RELEASE from the ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE MEDIA CONTACT: Melanie Krakauer (312) 607-4977 Illinois Policy Institute: Statement on progressive tax lawsuit CHICAGO (Oct. 9, 2020) – A lawsuit challenging the misleading progressive tax ballot language, brought by the Illinois Policy Institute and Illinois retirees, continues to its next legal phase. Although a Circuit Court Judge denied an emergency...

Illinois Policy Institute, retirees challenge misleading progressive tax ballot language in court

The State of Illinois violated the “free and equal” elections clause of the Illinois Constitution by using biased ballot language to mislead voters on the progressive tax

Strings attached: Congress files legislation outlining taxpayer protections for COVID-19 federal aid to states

States banking on a federal bailout would need to comply with budget and pension best practices under Illinois Policy Institute’s Taxpayer Protection Program

Early voting: What to know about the ‘fair tax’ ballot language

Illinois Policy Institute experts are available to discuss how to make an informed decision on the progressive tax amendment

Illinoisans 51% more likely to be laid off, 21% less likely to be hired than average U.S. worker

Illinois is among the worst in the nation for job separations and hiring