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Supermarkets, gas stations forced to advertise Pritzker tax ‘relief’ July 1

By Dylan Sharkey
07/01/2022
July 1 marks the start of the suspended state grocery tax and delay in the automatic gas tax hike. Both industries are required by law to display signs reminding customers of the suspensions, but only gas stations face $500-a-day fines if they fail to comply.

TAGS: gas prices, gas tax, grocery tax, JB Pritzker, motor fuel tax, taxes

Illinois drivers pay $35 more to fill up on gas than one year ago

By Patrick Andriesen
06/30/2022
Drivers are now paying $35 more to fill-up on regular gasoline and $65 more for diesel than they were a year ago. Gas taxes eat more than one-fifth of every tank.

TAGS: gas prices, gas tax, JB Pritzker, motor fuel tax, taxes

Illinois drivers pay 54 cents more per gallon than rest of U.S. ahead of July 4 travel

By Dylan Sharkey
06/29/2022
Independence Day travel will return to pre-pandemic levels this weekend, reminding Illinoisans they pay the most for gas in the Midwest thanks to high taxes.

TAGS: free speech, gas prices, gas station, gas tax, inflation, JB Pritzker, taxes

Unions spend nearly $5M to push property tax hikes through Amendment 1

By Hannah Max
06/27/2022
The majority of the support for a constitutional amendment that would raise taxes on Illinoisans comes from union coffers, with nearly $5 million donated so far. Unions also funded the failed progressive tax push in 2020.

TAGS: Amendment 1, government unions, tax hikes, taxes, unions

Biden may suspend federal gas tax as Pritzker sets up double hike for 2023

By Dylan Sharkey
06/23/2022
President Biden will call on Congress to suspend the federal gasoline and diesel tax for three months. Instead of suspending it, Gov J.B. Pritzker delayed the next motor fuel tax hike until after the election, hitting Illinois drivers with two hikes in 2023.

TAGS: Amendment 1, gas prices, gas tax, JB Pritzker, Joe Biden, taxes

Caterpillar HQ leaving for Texas, decade after CEO warned Illinois

By Dylan Sharkey
06/15/2022
One of the state’s biggest employers is relocating their headquarters to Irving, Texas. A decade ago Caterpillar’s CEO warned state leaders of business losses unless they balanced the budget, controlled workers’ comp costs and cut taxes. He was ignored.

TAGS: Caterpillar, jobs, outmigration, taxes

Pritzker on July 1 forcing gas stations to put political ads on pumps

By Dylan Sharkey
06/15/2022
A trade group representing gas station owners is suing the Pritzker administration over the requirement to advertise a delayed gas tax hike starting July 1. Owners said they’re being forced to promote political rhetoric, violating their right to free speech.

TAGS: First Amendment, gas station, gas tax, taxes

Pritzker hands businesses $650M in taxes, fee hikes during pandemic

By Dylan Sharkey
06/13/2022
Since taking office, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has passed 24 tax and fee hikes worth $5.24 billion. Of that, $650 million directly targeted businesses as they fought through a pandemic economy.

TAGS: COVID-19, fees, JB Pritzker, taxes

Unions backed doubling gas tax, now push disguised tax hike amendment

By Hannah Max
06/02/2022
The same unions that supported doubling the gas tax in 2019 donated $15 million to politicians who voted for Amendment 1, a proposed tax hike sold as a “workers’ rights” amendment.

TAGS: Amendment 1, gas tax, government unions, JB Pritzker, taxes, workers rights

Working mom: Pritzker gas tax ploy assumes Illinoisans ‘stupid’

By Ann Miller
05/06/2022
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s campaign gimmick to delay his next gas tax increase assumes Illinois drivers have a short memory. One working mom says her $72 fill-up is a regular reminder of just how many taxes Pritzker has imposed.

TAGS: gas prices, gas station, gas tax, JB Pritzker, pensions, taxes

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Above the law: Amendment 1 would let government unions void over 350 Illinois laws


Amendment 1 would allow government unions to nullify hundreds of Illinois statutes – including laws aimed at protecting school children – simply by contradicting them in union contracts.

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

By Paul Kersey
06/19/2014
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CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students

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05/02/2016

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