Illinois House proposes ‘privilege tax’ on investment managers

By Amy Korte

04/06/2017

House Bill 3393 would impose a 20 percent surcharge on fees earned by investment managers.

TAGS: Chris Welch, House Revenue and Finance Committee, outmigration, taxes

Illinois’ wealth flight explained in 4 graphics

By Michael Lucci

11/15/2016

IRS data show the average income of taxpayers leaving Illinois surpassed the average income of taxpayers entering the state by $20,000 in 2014, a record loss for Illinois in the wake of the 2011 income-tax hike.

TAGS: IRS: Internal Revenue Service, outmigration

Reforming Illinois’ nonviolent Class 4 felony statutes

By Lauren Krisai

05/11/2016

How business-liability reform can help encourage ex-offender employment

By Bryant Jackson-Green

04/07/2016

With the right liability reforms, Illinois can protect businesses and make them more likely to give ex-offenders a chance at employment.

TAGS: criminal justice reform, jobs

The debt never paid: Re-entry reforms for Illinois

By Bryant Jackson-Green

03/31/2016

How to reform a broken criminal-justice system that prevents ex-offenders from achieving self-sufficiency

42% of Illinoisans would like to move to another state, Gallup poll shows

By Amy Korte

02/17/2016

A recent Gallup poll found residents in states with higher tax burdens are more likely to want to move. Illinoisans are the third-most-likely to say they would prefer to move permanently to another state.

TAGS: Gallup, outmigration

Madigan’s budget solution is to make Illinois the most heavily taxed state in the Midwest

By Michael Lucci

01/28/2016

Instead of spending reform and policies to promote economic growth, Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan proposes the same high-taxing, big-spending plans that got Illinois into its current fiscal mess.

TAGS: taxes

2011 income-tax hike turned Illinois into a top 5 state for total tax burden, new study shows

By Michael Lucci

01/21/2016

Illinoisans handed over a larger portion of their earnings to state and local governments than did taxpayers in 45 lower-tax states in fiscal year 2012, according to a new Tax Foundation study.

Illinois is unprepared for the next recession

By Ted Dabrowski

01/15/2016

Sky-high debt and a meager rainy day fund make Illinois the second-least prepared state in the U.S. for its capacity to weather a recession.

TAGS: food stamps, jobs, manufacturing, pensions

Illinois lost more population than any other state last year

By Mark Fitton

12/23/2015

Of the 50 states, Illinois was the top population loser.

TAGS: outmigration

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Illinois House proposes ‘privilege tax’ on investment managers

Illinois’ wealth flight explained in 4 graphics

Reforming Illinois’ nonviolent Class 4 felony statutes

How business-liability reform can help encourage ex-offender employment

The debt never paid: Re-entry reforms for Illinois

42% of Illinoisans would like to move to another state, Gallup poll shows

Madigan’s budget solution is to make Illinois the most heavily taxed state in the Midwest

2011 income-tax hike turned Illinois into a top 5 state for total tax burden, new study shows

Illinois is unprepared for the next recession

Illinois lost more population than any other state last year

Pathway to a Profession: How Apprenticeships Could Reshape Illinois’ Beauty Service Industry

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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