Illinois state lawmakers among highest paid in nation

07/16/2019

The Illinois General Assembly passed budget that included a $1,600 pay raise for state lawmakers, who already rank among the nation’s highest paid.

TAGS: budget, lawmaker pay, municipal pensions, pension guarantee, pensions, taxes

Doubling Illinois’ gas tax, other tax hikes will go to fund more than $1.4 billion of waste and pork

By Adam Schuster, Bill Reveille, Brian Butler

07/08/2019

Lawmakers sold 20 new taxes and fees as necessary to rebuild crumbling roads and bridges and balance the budget. Instead, taxpayers will be funding dog parks, swimming pools, snowmobile paths, a vacant theater and pickleball courts.

TAGS: gas tax, income tax, JB Pritzker, taxes, waste

Bottle racket: Illinois’ high alcohol taxes blow up cost of Independence Day celebrations

By Vincent Caruso

07/03/2019

Ahead of Independence Day, Illinoisans near the state border exercise their freedom to purchase alcohol in low-tax neighboring states.

TAGS: alcohol tax, liquor laws, taxes

Collinsville drivers honked off at Illinois gas tax hike

By Brad Weisenstein

07/02/2019

Protesters on July 1 greeted the doubled gasoline tax in Illinois. They warned that the 19-cent hike will hurt businesses near the state line, and poor people all across the state.

TAGS: gas tax, taxes

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

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

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Illinois state lawmakers among highest paid in nation

Doubling Illinois’ gas tax, other tax hikes will go to fund more than $1.4 billion of waste and pork

Bottle racket: Illinois’ high alcohol taxes blow up cost of Independence Day celebrations

Collinsville drivers honked off at Illinois gas tax hike

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

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

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