PPRT: Personal Property Replacement Tax

Pritzker hands federal relief to 2,600 small businesses while pushing for tax increase on 100,000

08/18/2020

Despite the hardships small businesses face from COVID-19 restrictions, Pritzker continues to push for a tax increase on them.

TAGS: coronavirus, COVID-19, JB Pritzker, PPRT: Personal Property Replacement Tax, progressive tax, small business

Illinois’ tax shell games means taxpayers can’t hold their governments accountable

By Craig Lesner

04/26/2016

In 2015 alone, Illinois state government redistributed more than $12 billion in income and other taxes to local governments. These financial shell games have created a needlessly complex system and make it difficult for local taxpayers to hold their governments accountable.

TAGS: LGDF: Local Government Distributive Fund, local government, PPRT: Personal Property Replacement Tax, taxes

Pathway to a Profession: How Apprenticeships Could Reshape Illinois’ Beauty Service Industry

Occupational licensing requirements present one of the steepest barriers to low-income Illinoisans starting careers in beauty services. Illinois requires anyone seeking to become a barber, cosmetologist, nail technician or hair braider to obtain a state license, essentially a permission slip to work. Unlike 45 other states, Illinois offers only one pathway to licensure for each...

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PPRT: Personal Property Replacement Tax

Pritzker hands federal relief to 2,600 small businesses while pushing for tax increase on 100,000

Illinois’ tax shell games means taxpayers can’t hold their governments accountable

Pathway to a Profession: How Apprenticeships Could Reshape Illinois’ Beauty Service Industry

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