Full text: Gov. Bruce Rauner’s 2017 State of the State Address

By illinoispolicy

01/25/2017

Delivered on Jan. 25, 2017.

Senators pitch tax on ‘privilege’ of doing business in Illinois, among other tax hike proposals

01/25/2017

In addition to raising the state’s personal and corporate income taxes back near their all-time highs, senators are proposing taxing businesses on the “privilege” of doing business in Illinois, as well as taxing several services.

TAGS: budget, corporate income tax, Illinois Senate, income tax, sales tax, taxes, Toi Hutchinson

Illinois needs a vision, not just a budget

By Ted Dabrowski

01/23/2017

The Illinois Senate budget proposal merely puts off the state’s day of reckoning through more of the same: tax hikes, borrowing and spending, without the necessary reforms to put the state on a path to fiscal and economic health.

TAGS: budget, John Cullerton

Illinois taxpayers shouldn’t be forced to bail out politicians’ failures

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner

01/19/2017

The Illinois Senate’s budget “compromise” hits Illinoisans with more than $5 billion in tax hikes, continued budget deficits and no real reforms.

TAGS: budget, Christine Radogno, income tax, John Cullerton, soda tax, taxes

2016: Chicago’s year of the tax hike

12/31/2016

To address the city’s worsening financial crises, Chicago politicians turned up the dial on their usual answer to budgetary woes: raising taxes.

2016 Corruption Watch: Chicago, East St. Louis take top corruption spots

12/29/2016

This year was full of corruption and mismanagement from public officials, but four instances in particular stand out.

TAGS: Chicago, corruption, East St. Louis, good government

Defending the indefensible: IMRF director on pensions

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner

12/25/2016

The head of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, or IMRF, has dismissed calls for pension reform, disregarding the fact that pensions aren’t manageable, benefits aren’t affordable, and previous “reforms” propped up pensions on the backs of new workers.

TAGS: IMRF: Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, municipal pensions, pensions

Rauner vetoes state bailout of CPS pensions

By Ted Dabrowski

12/02/2016

Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed the $215 million bailout of Chicago Public Schools’ ailing teachers’ pension fund.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Rahm Emanuel

Chicago making moves to implement ‘super TIFs’

By Chris Lentino

11/23/2016

Chicago would create new transit-based super TIFs before the close of the year in order to secure federal funding, while adding more opportunities for city-run slush funds to hoard tax dollars.

TAGS: Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, TIF: Tax Increment Financing, transportation

Aldermen rubber stamp Rahm’s 2017 budget

11/16/2016

Despite the heavy burden Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s 2017 budget imposes on Chicago taxpayers, not a single alderman voted against it.

TAGS: Chicago, Rahm Emanuel

Chicago Public Schools

Full text: Gov. Bruce Rauner’s 2017 State of the State Address

Senators pitch tax on ‘privilege’ of doing business in Illinois, among other tax hike proposals

Illinois needs a vision, not just a budget

Illinois taxpayers shouldn’t be forced to bail out politicians’ failures

2016: Chicago’s year of the tax hike

2016 Corruption Watch: Chicago, East St. Louis take top corruption spots

Defending the indefensible: IMRF director on pensions

Rauner vetoes state bailout of CPS pensions

Chicago making moves to implement ‘super TIFs’

Aldermen rubber stamp Rahm’s 2017 budget

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

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students