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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

Economic downturn similar to COVID-19 could trigger Illinois pension system collapse, raise taxes 21%

All Illinoisans would see their income taxes rise by 21% under Gov. Pritzker’s rate structure just to pay off the state’s pension debt

Illinois pension debt has grown 753% under Madigan’s leadership

Illinois’ worst-in-the-nation credit rating comes from decades of corruption and $140 billion in pension debt