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Naperville begins collecting Airbnb tax as similar taxes loom downstate

08/01/2018
As Airbnb begins to remit Naperville’s hotel/motel use tax, some downstate municipalities are considering similar measures.

TAGS: Airbnb, hotel tax, sharing economy, taxes

Planes, trains and automobiles: Chicago’s high travel taxes

By Brendan Bakala
12/20/2017
Chicago has some of the highest taxes on travelers in the nation.

TAGS: Airbnb, amusement tax, Chicago, collaborative economy, Cook County, hotel tax, Rahm Emanuel, rideshare, transportation

New Cook County hotel tax will make visiting Chicago even pricier

By Amy Korte
12/31/2015
Cook County’s new 1 percent hotel tax will raise Chicago’s combined hotel tax to 17.4 percent in 2016.

TAGS: Chicago, hotel tax

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How Illinois politicians allow government unions to rewrite state law


No other state’s constitution or labor laws are like Illinois’ – broadly allowing government unions to override statutes simply by negotiating contrary provisions into collective bargaining agreements. Illinois may not be alone for long.

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

By Paul Kersey
06/19/2014
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CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students

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05/02/2016

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