Chicago’s higher property taxes hit March 2

By Brad Weisenstein

03/01/2021

Cook County’s first property tax payments are due March 2. In Chicago, property taxes have grown more than 3 times faster than inflation for 20 years.

TAGS: Chicago, Cook County, pensions, property taxes

Spending cap can stop Illinois from outspending Western Springs incomes

By Bryce Hill

03/01/2021

Illinois spent 43% faster than Western Springs incomes grew during the past decade. A bipartisan ‘spending cap’ bill would allow predictable, sustainable growth in state spending without tax hikes.

TAGS: spending cap, Western Springs

Spending cap can stop Illinois from outspending Germantown Hills incomes

By Bryce Hill

03/01/2021

Illinois spent 150% faster than Germantown Hills incomes grew during the past decade. A bipartisan ‘spending cap’ bill would allow predictable, sustainable growth in state spending without tax hikes.

TAGS: Germantown Hills, spending cap

Spending cap can stop Illinois from outspending St. Charles incomes

By Bryce Hill

03/01/2021

Illinois spent 46% faster than St. Charles incomes grew during the past decade. A bipartisan ‘spending cap’ bill would allow predictable, sustainable growth in state spending without tax hikes.

TAGS: spending cap, St. Charles

Spending cap can stop Illinois from outspending Harvey incomes

By Bryce Hill

03/01/2021

Illinois spent 57% faster than Harvey incomes grew during the past decade. A bipartisan ‘spending cap’ bill would allow predictable, sustainable growth in state spending without tax hikes.

TAGS: harvey, spending cap

Spending cap can stop Illinois from outspending Elgin incomes

By Bryce Hill

03/01/2021

Illinois spent 57% faster than Elgin incomes grew during the past decade. A bipartisan ‘spending cap’ bill would allow predictable, sustainable growth in state spending without tax hikes.

TAGS: Elgin, spending cap

Spending cap can stop Illinois from outspending Naperville incomes

By Bryce Hill

03/01/2021

Illinois spent 11% faster than Naperville incomes grew during the past decade. A bipartisan ‘spending cap’ bill would allow predictable, sustainable growth in state spending without tax hikes.

TAGS: Naperville, spending cap

How COVID-19 is throwing Illinoisans’ next choices for Congress in doubt

By Joe Tabor

02/23/2021

Because of delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Census Bureau will not have the data for states’ political redistricting until the end of September. Illinois faces problems likely to land any political maps in court.

TAGS: COVID-19, legislative map, U.S. Congress

Illinois lawmakers approve controversial ‘culturally responsive’ teaching rule

By Amy Korte

02/23/2021

Illinois state lawmakers recently approved a rule requiring Illinois teacher training programs to adopt ‘culturally responsive teaching and leading’ standards. Critics say a political litmus test is the wrong focus when students are underachieving on the basics.

TAGS: ISBE: Illinois State Board of Education, JCAR: Joint Committee on Administrative Rules, K-12, public schools

Madigan will retire with $2.9 million public pension after contributing just $350,000

By Adam Schuster

02/19/2021

Because of a pension sweetener for politicians that Madigan helped create, the former speaker’s pension will spike more than $66,000 the year after his first full year of retirement, then grow 3% each year thereafter.

TAGS: Mike Madigan, pensions

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Chicago’s higher property taxes hit March 2

Spending cap can stop Illinois from outspending Western Springs incomes

Spending cap can stop Illinois from outspending Germantown Hills incomes

Spending cap can stop Illinois from outspending St. Charles incomes

Spending cap can stop Illinois from outspending Harvey incomes

Spending cap can stop Illinois from outspending Elgin incomes

Spending cap can stop Illinois from outspending Naperville incomes

How COVID-19 is throwing Illinoisans’ next choices for Congress in doubt

Illinois lawmakers approve controversial ‘culturally responsive’ teaching rule

Madigan will retire with $2.9 million public pension after contributing just $350,000

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

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