Cutting the Home Budget to Pay for Higher Taxes
Cutting the Home Budget to Pay for Higher Taxes
Cost of tax hike equivalent to average Illinois paycheck gone.
Sen. Duffy Files Institute Inspired Transparency Legislation
Sen. Duffy Files Institute Inspired Transparency Legislation
After hearing of the Local Transparency Project and the 10-Point Transparency Checklist, Sen. Dan Duffy contacted the Illinois Policy Institute to address the issue with legislation at state level.
Blizzard 2011: Updated Snow Squad Grade B
Blizzard 2011: Updated Snow Squad Grade B
The Institute's Snow Squad canvassed the city to see how well Chicago responded to the Blizzard of 2011 and gave the city a B.
10 Reasons to Repeal the 67 Percent Tax Hike
10 Reasons to Repeal the 67 Percent Tax Hike
Family budgets are on the line. The average Illinois household faces an increase of nearly $1,500 in its state income tax bill. A head cook and an office worker with two kids, earning a combined $80,000, will pay an additional $1,527 in state income taxes thanks to the tax hike – on top of the $2,160...
66% Tax Increase Faced by Illinois Families
66% Tax Increase Faced by Illinois Families
The projections below are based on a 66% increase to the income tax – a hike from 3 to 5 percent – with the standard $2,000 per person deduction. For more information and research on this proposed tax increase see What Governor Quinn’s Income Tax Hike Means to You. How did we calculate the figures? We...
Mixed Messages: How Governor Quinn’s Tax Hikes Will Erase President Obama’s Tax Cuts
Mixed Messages: How Governor Quinn’s Tax Hikes Will Erase President Obama’s Tax Cuts
The Problem Illinois families should be wary of plans to hike taxes at the state level that would all but wipe out the benefits of the bipartisan tax compromise between President Barack Obama and Congressional Republicans. In federal legislation that extended the Bush-era tax cuts, and also included a payroll tax cut, a four-member family...
Institute on First Business: John Tillman Discusses Pension Crises Across the U.S.
Institute on First Business: John Tillman Discusses Pension Crises Across the U.S.
Institute CEO, John Tillman, on First Business discussing the pension funding shortfalls in Illinois and across the U.S., and answering the question of whether a federal bailout for Illinois is near.
What Governor Quinn’s Income Tax Hike Means to You
What Governor Quinn’s Income Tax Hike Means to You
by Collin Hitt Illinois lawmakers are considering raising the state income tax. Different plans have emerged, but each would damage Illinoiss economic recovery. The plan that has been discussed the longest is one that would raise Illinoiss individual income tax from three to four percent, a 33 percent increase. More recent tax plans have emerged that...
John Tillman on WLS 890AM with Cisco Cotto
John Tillman on WLS 890AM with Cisco Cotto
Tune into WLS 890AM Tuesday morning, 9:35 a.m. to hear Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman address ways to balance the state budget without a tax increase.
New Year: New Faces at Illinois Policy Institute
New Year: New Faces at Illinois Policy Institute
The Board of Directors of Illinois Policy Institute has elected three new board members and named Andy McKenna Chairman of the Board.
Institute on First Business: John Tillman Discusses Pension Crises Across the U.S.
Institute on First Business: John Tillman Discusses Pension Crises Across the U.S.
Institute CEO, John Tillman, on First Business discussing the pension funding shortfalls in Illinois and across the U.S., and answering the question of whether a federal bailout for Illinois is near.
Illinois Policy Institute Comments on Florida Judge’s Ruling on ObamaCare
Illinois Policy Institute Comments on Florida Judge’s Ruling on ObamaCare
Earlier today in Florida, U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson ruled that the ObamaCare's individual mandate is unconstitutional and not severable from the legislation.
Preckwinkle Mum About Probation Department, FOIA’d
Preckwinkle Mum About Probation Department, FOIA’d
The Institute has filed a FOIA request seeking any e-mail sent or received by Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle's concerning the trouble-plagued Adult Probation Department.
Federal Judge in Florida Rules Individual Mandate is Unconstitutional
Federal Judge in Florida Rules Individual Mandate is Unconstitutional
Judge Vinson also found that the individual mandate is not severable from the federal health care legislation and declared the entire act void.