Jobs are the ultimate crime stoppers

By Austin Berg

04/25/2016

Illinois taxpayers will pay about $5.7 billion over the next five years in costs related to ex-offenders returning to prison.

Local government transparency bill clears Illinois House

04/18/2016

House Bill 5522 would require local governments and school districts in Illinois to maintain websites with links to vital public information such as budgets, expenditures and officials’ names and numbers.

TAGS: corruption, local government, transparency

Chicagoans the most-taxed residents in Illinois, paying more than 30 city taxes

By Ted Dabrowski

01/07/2016

Not only are city officials making Chicagoans pay more for services that aren't working, they are making them shoulder the highest tax burden in the state.

TAGS: Chicago

Chicago’s sales tax now highest in the nation

By Hilary Gowins

01/01/2016

The sales-tax hike Cook County officials approved in July takes effect Jan. 1, 2016, just in time for end-of-season holiday shopping deals.

TAGS: Chicago, sales tax, taxes

How the Liberty Justice Center fought for freedom in 2015

12/29/2015

From challenging the forced unionization of home caregivers and day care providers to suing to stop Chicago from collecting a “Netflix tax,” the Liberty Justice Center has fought for its clients’ constitutional rights and against illegal taxation.

The Chicago squeeze: Property taxes, fees and over 30 individual taxes crush city residents

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner

12/08/2015

Chicagoans are the most-taxed residents of any major city in Illinois and pay the 10th-highest property taxes compared to taxpayers in other large U.S. cities.

San Antonio admits anti-competitive food truck law is “not defensible”

11/25/2015

The law, which is similar to Chicago’s food-truck rules, was changed when San Antonio’s city attorney advised the city’s best bet was to change its rules as opposed to going to court.

TAGS: food trucks

Busting the myth that Chicago taxes are low

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner

11/15/2015

An analysis of Chicago’s taxation and revenue in perspective

Rauner allows Illinois township to eliminate itself

By Hilary Gowins

08/31/2015

Gov. Bruce Rauner’s signature authorizing Belleville Township to dissolve highlights a flawed process that prevents consolidation in a state that desperately needs it.

Speeding ticket can cost you more than $900 in Illinois

By Austin Berg

07/02/2015

True ticket costs are hard to stomach in many Illinois cities.

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Jobs are the ultimate crime stoppers

Local government transparency bill clears Illinois House

Chicagoans the most-taxed residents in Illinois, paying more than 30 city taxes

Chicago’s sales tax now highest in the nation

How the Liberty Justice Center fought for freedom in 2015

The Chicago squeeze: Property taxes, fees and over 30 individual taxes crush city residents

San Antonio admits anti-competitive food truck law is “not defensible”

Busting the myth that Chicago taxes are low

Rauner allows Illinois township to eliminate itself

Speeding ticket can cost you more than $900 in Illinois

Taxed out: 10 reforms to stop Illinois from losing people and jobs

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