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Per-mile driving tax screeches to halt in Illinois General Assembly

By Vincent Caruso
02/21/2019
An Illinois House lawmaker has pulled a proposed per-mile tax from consideration less than a week after introducing it.

TAGS: Marcus Evans, taxes, VMT: vehicle miles traveled

Per-mile driving tax proposal introduced in Illinois House

02/15/2019
New House bill would create a pilot program to test the feasibility of a per-mile driving tax.

TAGS: JB Pritzker, taxes, VMT: vehicle miles traveled

Rahm to Springfield: State gas tax needs to at least double

By Vincent Caruso
12/11/2018
Departing Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel accelerated calls to boost Illinois’ gas tax to pay for local transportation projects.

TAGS: Chicago, gas tax, JB Pritzker, Rahm Emanuel, taxes, transportation, VMT: vehicle miles traveled

DuPage County voters brake hard on per-mile driving tax

By Vincent Caruso
11/15/2018
Voters in DuPage County strongly oppose a per-mile driving tax – a measure Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker has floated in the past.

TAGS: DuPage County, John Cullerton, taxes, VMT: vehicle miles traveled

Gas tax hike may be around the corner for Gov.-elect JB Pritzker

By Austin Berg
11/08/2018
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is reportedly gunning for a transportation bill that could come with an increase in the gas tax.

TAGS: gas tax, JB Pritzker, sales tax, VMT: vehicle miles traveled

DuPage County voters to weigh in on per-mile driving tax

By Joe Kaiser
10/23/2018
Voters in DuPage County Nov. 6 will give their opinions on a vehicle miles tax, a policy gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker and Illinois Senate President John Cullerton have entertained.

TAGS: DuPage County, taxes, VMT: vehicle miles traveled

Is this the most toxic tax in Illinois politics?

By Austin Berg
09/13/2018
One wonders how many times an unpopular idea must be knocked down before it rises back from the dead. Especially when it means more money for the state. And especially in Illinois.

TAGS: JB Pritzker, John Cullerton, taxes, VMT: vehicle miles traveled

Will lawmakers push per-mile driving tax in Illinois?

By Chris Lentino
08/29/2018
Illinoisans already get hosed at the pump, but politicians are looking for new ways to soak drivers.

TAGS: John Cullerton, taxes, VMT: vehicle miles traveled

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Pensions / Research Report

Fixing Illinois pension crisis by amending nation’s most-restrictive pension law is legal, effective


Illinois is home to one of the worst pension crises in the country.1 At 39% funded, according to the nonpartisan Pew Charitable Trusts, Illinois has the worst pension funding ratio of any state.2 By contrast, neighboring Wisconsin’s pension system is 103% funded.3 In fiscal year 2022, Illinois’ total gen­eral funds pension costs, includ­ing pension bond...

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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

By Ted Dabrowski
05/02/2016

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