Colbert Packaging moves division to Wisconsin from Illinois

By Brendan Bakala

10/25/2016

Division president cites Wisconsin’s favorable business environment as chief reason for move.

TAGS: jobs, manufacturing, property taxes, unemployment, workers compensation

Average Metropolitan Water Reclamation District employee makes nearly $100K per year

10/19/2016

Government employees responsible for managing water quality are earning six-figure salaries, despite a recent history of slacking on taxpayers’ time.

TAGS: labor, municipal government, property taxes, unions

Poll shows high taxes encouraging Illinoisans to leave the state

10/11/2016

Nearly half of respondents said they would like to leave the state, including almost two-thirds of millennials.

TAGS: outmigration, property taxes, taxes

Tax protests come to Chicago

By Brendan Bakala

10/11/2016

Illinois Tax Revolution takes to the city streets over rising property taxes.

TAGS: property taxes

Illinois counties, cities should have the right to dissolve townships

09/21/2016

Some steps have been taken to dissolve unnecessary units of governments, but taxpayers need an easier path to eliminate wasteful governmental bodies.

TAGS: budget, local government consolidation, property taxes

Illinois needs a property-tax cap

09/14/2016

Limiting how much units of government can raise taxes could provide much-needed relief for overtaxed Illinoisans.

TAGS: property taxes

Foreclosures in Chicago suburbs nearly double in past year

By Illinois News Network

09/13/2016

One in every 1,100 homes in Illinois is in bank-owned foreclosure.

TAGS: property taxes

Illinois death tax hits family farms where it hurts

By Austin Berg

09/01/2016

Illinois’ estate tax only generates about $300 million in revenue, while potentially costing the state more than $1.5 billion in annual GDP growth.

TAGS: death tax, estate tax, property taxes, taxes

Martwick profits from property taxes, complains about lawmaker pay

By Austin Berg

08/11/2016

When it comes to touting oneself as a defender of the middle class, actions speak louder than words.

TAGS: Ed Burke, Maria Antonia Berrios, Mike Madigan, Pat Quinn, property taxes, Robert Martwick

Rauner signs bill to limit local government travel expenses

By Heather Weiner

07/28/2016

New law would tackle wasteful spending by local governments, and be a welcome change for taxpayers.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, David McSweeney, Local Government Travel Expense Control Act, property taxes, Thomas Cullerton

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Colbert Packaging moves division to Wisconsin from Illinois

Average Metropolitan Water Reclamation District employee makes nearly $100K per year

Poll shows high taxes encouraging Illinoisans to leave the state

Tax protests come to Chicago

Illinois counties, cities should have the right to dissolve townships

Illinois needs a property-tax cap

Foreclosures in Chicago suburbs nearly double in past year

Illinois death tax hits family farms where it hurts

Martwick profits from property taxes, complains about lawmaker pay

Rauner signs bill to limit local government travel expenses

Chicago Forward 2026: A pro-growth plan to end city budget deficits

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