Toilet scam could flush Pritzker’s ‘fair tax’
Toilet scam could flush Pritzker’s ‘fair tax’
Why should Illinoisans trust an alleged tax cheat to judge the fairness of their tax bill?
Southwestern Illinois loses big chunk of population, with one exception
Southwestern Illinois loses big chunk of population, with one exception
One Illinois county in the greater St. Louis area is losing so many residents it ranks No. 5 nationwide for population loss. Its neighboring county was one of the few in Illinois to grow.
Pritzker tax scheme
Pritzker tax scheme
Report: Absent reform, retirement benefits will eat over half of Illinois’ taxes
Report: Absent reform, retirement benefits will eat over half of Illinois’ taxes
More than 25% of state revenue already goes to pensions and retiree health care, but Illinois would need to double that to fully fund promised benefits at current levels.
Pritzker under federal investigation for property tax scheme
Pritzker under federal investigation for property tax scheme
Removing toilets from the governor’s Gold Coast mansion saved his family more than $331,000 in property taxes.
Tax freedom: Illinoisans worked 114 days into 2019 to pay all their taxes
Tax freedom: Illinoisans worked 114 days into 2019 to pay all their taxes
Illinoisans needed extra time to pay all their federal, state and local taxes. As long as that took, a progressive state income tax would delay your freedom even more.
Brawndo Tax Hikes
Brawndo Tax Hikes
To end gerrymandering, Pritzker should push redistricting reform
To end gerrymandering, Pritzker should push redistricting reform
Illinois’ governor pledged to veto any map gerrymandered by state lawmakers, but it’s the process of mapmaking that needs to change.
Illinois employment growth continues to lag the nation through the first quarter of 2019
Illinois employment growth continues to lag the nation through the first quarter of 2019
Illinois’ total employment growth ranks 31st from December 2018 to March 2019. Continued population loss likely to follow poor job growth.
“Fair Tax” Easter Bunny
“Fair Tax” Easter Bunny
Vito Dellegraize
Vito Dellegraize
“I’m moving to Memphis. Gone after Easter dinner. “I was born and raised here in the Chicago area. I’ve watched it change. If you’re not watching and you don’t have an objective view around you or you just shut it off, you don’t notice these subtle changes. “In the last 10 years I’ve gotten significantly...
86 Illinois counties see population loss in 2018
86 Illinois counties see population loss in 2018
Fleeing residents continue to fuel population loss, with Cook County leading the nation for population decline.
Wake-up call: Illinois shrinkage makes history
Wake-up call: Illinois shrinkage makes history
The state’s punishing tax climate and ominous mountain of debt have repelled new jobs and investment. People follow.