Illinois

Leaked emails from federal investigation reveal Madigan as ‘Himself’

By Austin Berg

11/21/2019

Federal authorities have obtained phone calls and emails from a key member of Madigan's political inner circle. Now that information is leaking.

TAGS: #metoo, Chicago Tribune, ComEd, corruption, Democratic Party, federal investigation, Illinois, Illinois House of Representatives, Kevin Quinn, Mike Madigan, Mike McClain, sexual harrassment

Illinois is No. 3 for most state regulations, report finds

11/21/2019

A new report confirms what many Illinoisans already knew: the state is one of the most heavily regulated in America, with nearly 260,000 state rules.

TAGS: ban, California, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, Illinois, Illinois Senate, JB Pritzker, lawmakers, Mercatus Center, prohibition, regulations, Regulatory Sunrise Review Act, Senate, South Dakota, taxes

Illinois cellphone taxes are highest in nation, average $374 a year

By Brad Weisenstein

11/18/2019

Taxes alone hike the average Illinois cellphone bill by 31%.

TAGS: 911 fee, 911 tax, cell phone tax, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chicago, Connecticut, constitutional amendment, emergency fee, excise tax, exit tax, Illinois, Illinois Constitution, JB Pritzker, Lori Lightfoot, middle class, municipal pensions, pensions, progressive income tax, Rahm Emanuel, sales tax, taxes, wireless tax

Study: Illinois state tax burden ‘least-friendly’ in nation

By Vincent Caruso

10/09/2019

The Land of Lincoln is the land of the nation’s least-friendly state tax climate, according to a new study.

TAGS: fair tax, gas tax, graduated income tax, Illinois, income tax, progressive income tax, property taxes, sales tax, taxes

Each day, a plane full of Illinoisans moving to another state

By Austin Berg

12/20/2018

It’s the fifth year in a row Illinois has lost people. And the fifth year in a row that the loss has gotten worse. No other state finds itself adrift in five consecutive years of worsening population decline.

TAGS: Illinois, outmigration, population, U.S. Census Bureau

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