Illinois has the worst personal income growth in the U.S.

By Michael Lucci

06/07/2017

Lawmakers’ proposed new and higher taxes would only make things harder for struggling Illinoisans.

Bill to impose ‘privilege tax’ on investment managers fails to move in Illinois House

By Amy Korte

06/06/2017

Senate Bill 1719 would impose a 20 percent surcharge on fees earned by investment managers, but the spring legislative session ended with the Illinois House failing to call the measure for a vote.

TAGS: Chris Welch, daniel biss, taxes

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.

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Illinois has the worst personal income growth in the U.S.

Bill to impose ‘privilege tax’ on investment managers fails to move in Illinois House

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

What is the Education Freedom Tax Credit and how can it benefit Illinois students?

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