4 in 10 joint filers in River Forest would see income tax hike if voters approve Pritzker’s ‘fair tax’

By Bryce Hill, Chena Underhill

10/16/2019

Voters statewide will decide whether 1,012 River Forest taxpayers should send $23 million in additional income taxes to Springfield.

TAGS: fair tax, graduated income tax, income tax, JB Pritzker, progressive income tax, River Forest, taxes

Nearly 1 in 3 joint filers in Deerfield, Riverwoods, Bannockburn would see income tax hike if voters approve Pritzker’s ‘fair tax’

By Bryce Hill, Chena Underhill

10/15/2019

Voters statewide will decide whether 2,299 Deerfield, Riverwoods and Bannockburn taxpayers should send $56 million in additional income taxes to Springfield.

TAGS: Deerfield, fair tax, graduated income tax, income tax, JB Pritzker, progressive income tax, taxes

Plan for over 640 police, fire pensions barely touches Illinois’ $200B problem

By Adam Schuster

10/15/2019

Consolidating downstate and suburban police and fire pension systems is a start, but both fixes and Illinois’ pension problems go much deeper.

TAGS: IMRF: Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, JB Pritzker, municipal pensions, pension guarantee, pensions, property taxes, taxes

1 in 3 joint filers in Highland Park would see income tax hike if voters approve Pritzker’s ‘fair tax’

By Bryce Hill, Chena Underhill

10/14/2019

Voters statewide will decide whether 2,656 Highland Park taxpayers should send $81 million in additional income taxes to Springfield.

TAGS: fair tax, graduated income tax, Highland Park, income tax, JB Pritzker, progressive income tax, taxes

Nearly 1 in 3 joint filers in Barrington would see income tax hike if voters approve Pritzker’s ‘fair tax’

By Bryce Hill, Chena Underhill

10/13/2019

Voters statewide will decide whether 3,589 Barrington taxpayers should send $90 million in additional income taxes to Springfield.

TAGS: Barrington, fair tax, graduated income tax, income tax, JB Pritzker, progressive income tax, taxes

Nearly 1 in 3 joint filers in Wayne would see income tax hike if voters approve Pritzker’s ‘fair tax’

By Bryce Hill, Chena Underhill

10/12/2019

Voters statewide will decide whether 197 Wayne taxpayers should send $5 million in additional income taxes to Springfield.

TAGS: fair tax, graduated income tax, income tax, JB Pritzker, progressive income tax, taxes

1 in 3 joint filers in Clarendon Hills would see income tax hike if voters approve Pritzker’s ‘fair tax’

By Bryce Hill, Chena Underhill

10/11/2019

Voters statewide will decide whether 745 Clarendon Hills taxpayers should send $16 million in additional income taxes to Springfield.

TAGS: Clarendon Hills, fair tax, graduated income tax, income tax, JB Pritzker, progressive income tax, taxes

Architect of Illinois gas tax hike resigns committee chairmanship amid federal probe

By Vincent Caruso

10/11/2019

State Sen. Martin Sandoval has resigned as chairman of the powerful Illinois Senate Transportation Committee, weeks after federal authorities raided Sandoval’s home and offices as part of an ongoing corruption probe.

TAGS: capital bill, FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigation, gas tax, JB Pritzker, John Cullerton, Lyons, Martin Sandoval, McCook, Mike Madigan, red light cameras, SafeSpeed

More than 1 in 3 joint filers in Streeterville would see income tax hike if voters approve Pritzker’s ‘fair tax’

By Bryce Hill, Chena Underhill

10/10/2019

Voters statewide will decide whether 2,830 Streeterville taxpayers should send $87 million in additional income taxes to Springfield.

TAGS: Chicago, fair tax, graduated income tax, income tax, JB Pritzker, progressive income tax, Streeterville, taxes

Springfield response to capital bill corruption: A new coat of paint

By Austin Berg

10/10/2019

As the Sandoval scandal develops, Illinoisans should be careful not to confuse personnel changes for reform.

TAGS: capital bill, FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigation, gas tax, investigation, JB Pritzker, Martin Sandoval, transportation

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4 in 10 joint filers in River Forest would see income tax hike if voters approve Pritzker’s ‘fair tax’

Nearly 1 in 3 joint filers in Deerfield, Riverwoods, Bannockburn would see income tax hike if voters approve Pritzker’s ‘fair tax’

Plan for over 640 police, fire pensions barely touches Illinois’ $200B problem

1 in 3 joint filers in Highland Park would see income tax hike if voters approve Pritzker’s ‘fair tax’

Nearly 1 in 3 joint filers in Barrington would see income tax hike if voters approve Pritzker’s ‘fair tax’

Nearly 1 in 3 joint filers in Wayne would see income tax hike if voters approve Pritzker’s ‘fair tax’

1 in 3 joint filers in Clarendon Hills would see income tax hike if voters approve Pritzker’s ‘fair tax’

Architect of Illinois gas tax hike resigns committee chairmanship amid federal probe

More than 1 in 3 joint filers in Streeterville would see income tax hike if voters approve Pritzker’s ‘fair tax’

Springfield response to capital bill corruption: A new coat of paint

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