Illinois has 63,000 government workers making over $100K

07/27/2017

High-priced government workers cost taxpayers in Illinois $10 billion a year, with municipal managers in areas surrounding Chicago reaping the most benefits.

TAGS: Chicago, DuPage County, Kane County, Lake County, LGDF: Local Government Distributive Fund, McHenry County, municipal government, Will County

Property taxes grow faster than Illinoisans’ ability to pay for them

By John Klingner, Evelyn Hussey

07/16/2017

Illinois homeowners’ property taxes are among the highest in the nation. They are consuming more and more of Illinoisans’ incomes.

TAGS: housing, property taxes, real estate

Cook County population declines by 2,000 over 5 years, out-migration doubles

By Kevin Angell

06/24/2017

Cook County’s population has dropped by 2,030 since 2011, driven by the out-migration of over 230,000 residents, on net.

TAGS: Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, Kendall County, Lake County, McHenry County, outmigration, population, Will County

Lombard school district pays more than $400,000 to dismiss 2 administrators

05/26/2017

A DuPage County school district is severing ties with two administrators before their contracts expire, and it’s going to cost taxpayers.

TAGS: DuPage County, education, Lombard, property taxes

How Illinois can prepare for the Trump tax reforms

By Michael Lucci

05/03/2017

Local lawmakers should consider Trump’s plan and position the state to thrive under federal changes.

TAGS: corporate income tax, Donald Trump, income tax, property taxes

Homeowners in collar counties pay highest property taxes in Illinois

04/26/2017

Residents of Chicago’s collar counties pay the highest property taxes in the state – and some of the highest in the country.

TAGS: collar counties, DuPage County, Kane County, Kendall County, Lake County, McHenry County, outmigration, population, property taxes

Out-migration caused Lake County population to shrink by nearly 400 from 2015-2016

By Amy Korte

04/06/2017

Newly released census data show more than 5,100 Lake County residents moved to other U.S. locales last year, causing the county’s population to shrink.

TAGS: Lake County, outmigration, population, U.S. Census Bureau

DuPage County population shrank by nearly 2,500 from 2015-2016

By Amy Korte

04/06/2017

Newly released census data show more than 9,100 DuPage County residents moved to other U.S. locales last year, causing the county’s population to shrink.

TAGS: DuPage County, outmigration, population, U.S. Census Bureau

Illinois employers announce more than 2,500 mass layoffs

By Brendan Bakala

04/06/2017

Numbers from the March WARN report show that employers in Illinois across various industries laid off 2,573 workers; 267 of the layoffs were in manufacturing.

TAGS: jobs, manufacturing, unemployment, WARN

Illinois House passes bill to allow residents to dissolve townships

By Brendan Bakala

03/30/2017

On March 29, the Illinois House of Representatives voted almost unanimously in favor of allowing voters to decide on local government consolidation – a crucial component of shrinking local government spending, which drives up property taxes. State Rep. Tom Demmer, R-Dixon, sponsored House Bill 496, which received bipartisan support – more than a dozen representatives...

TAGS: local government consolidation, townships

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Illinois has 63,000 government workers making over $100K

Property taxes grow faster than Illinoisans’ ability to pay for them

Cook County population declines by 2,000 over 5 years, out-migration doubles

Lombard school district pays more than $400,000 to dismiss 2 administrators

How Illinois can prepare for the Trump tax reforms

Homeowners in collar counties pay highest property taxes in Illinois

Out-migration caused Lake County population to shrink by nearly 400 from 2015-2016

DuPage County population shrank by nearly 2,500 from 2015-2016

Illinois employers announce more than 2,500 mass layoffs

Illinois House passes bill to allow residents to dissolve townships

4 ways to break out of Illinois’ pension trap

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