Illinois lawmakers pitch bogus property tax freeze to sell Pritzker’s ‘fair tax’

By Vincent Caruso

07/01/2019

Property tax increases cannot be capped without addressing the costs driving high property taxes. Some lawmakers are ignoring that to draw support for Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s progressive tax.

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

Illinois gas tax doubles in time for record holiday traffic

By Bryce Hill

07/01/2019

Travelers filling up in Illinois will pay a 19-cent premium for the privilege of buying gas in the Prairie State.

TAGS: gas tax, JB Pritzker, taxes

Illinois gasoline tax doubles today

By Vincent Caruso

07/01/2019

Starting today, the state’s tax on motor fuel will double from 19 cents to 38 cents per gallon. The hike pushes Illinois from 10th to No. 3 in the nation for high gas taxes.

TAGS: capital project, gas tax, JB Pritzker, taxes

Pritzker signs bill doubling Illinois gas tax

By Vincent Caruso

06/28/2019

Illinoisans will shoulder one of the nation’s heaviest tax burdens at the pump – and the DMV.

TAGS: capital project, gas tax, JB Pritzker, taxes

Illinois taxpayers to face $2.1B in new taxes on July 1

06/27/2019

Starting this July, Illinoisans will pay higher taxes on gasoline, cigarettes, video gaming and more.

TAGS: cigarette tax, gambling, gas tax, JB Pritzker, managed care, real estate, taxes

The time is ripe for Illinois to end gerrymandering

By Austin Berg

06/27/2019

With support for fair maps in the Illinois General Assembly, a hungry electorate and a national conversation on gerrymandering, is the Land of Lincoln finally ready to change its own backwards mapmaking?

TAGS: fair maps, gerrymandering, JB Pritzker, Mike Madigan, redistricting

Pritzker’s AFSCME deal gives 12% automatic raises, $2,500 bonus to state workers

By Adam Schuster

06/26/2019

By continuing practices such as automatic raises and taxpayer-subsidized platinum health insurance, along with a new $2,500 bonus, the AFSCME contract will transfer more than $3.6 billion in additional compensation from taxpayers to state workers.

TAGS: AFSCME: American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, JB Pritzker, labor, pension guarantee, pensions, state worker pay, taxes

Illinois becomes 11th state to legalize recreational marijuana

By Vincent Caruso, Austin Berg

06/25/2019

The Land of Lincoln is the first state to legalize recreational marijuana via the legislative process rather than a ballot initiative.

TAGS: criminal justice reform, JB Pritzker, marijuana

Poll: Nearly half of Illinois voters view progressive tax as ‘blank check’ for state lawmakers

06/21/2019

Recent polling shows many Illinoisans would not trust state lawmakers with expanded taxing authority under a progressive income tax system.

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

20 tax and fee hikes totaling $4.6 billion coming soon for Illinoisans

By Adam Schuster

06/14/2019

The Illinois General Assembly and governor devised 20 different ways to take more money from taxpayers to finance spending on government operations and infrastructure.

TAGS: alcohol tax, fair tax, gas tax, graduated income tax, income tax, JB Pritzker, marijuana, progressive income tax, streaming tax, taxes

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Illinois lawmakers pitch bogus property tax freeze to sell Pritzker’s ‘fair tax’

Illinois gas tax doubles in time for record holiday traffic

Illinois gasoline tax doubles today

Pritzker signs bill doubling Illinois gas tax

Illinois taxpayers to face $2.1B in new taxes on July 1

The time is ripe for Illinois to end gerrymandering

Pritzker’s AFSCME deal gives 12% automatic raises, $2,500 bonus to state workers

Illinois becomes 11th state to legalize recreational marijuana

Poll: Nearly half of Illinois voters view progressive tax as ‘blank check’ for state lawmakers

20 tax and fee hikes totaling $4.6 billion coming soon for Illinoisans

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