Pritzker’s 57 tax and fee hikes cost Illinoisans $77 billion

By Ravi Mishra

04/28/2026

The governor has presided over $77 billion in increases while Illinois’ economic growth lags.

Illinois housing shortage prices many out of homeownership

By LyLena Estabine

04/27/2026

Property taxes and restrictive zoning are driving the state’s housing crisis. New laws could help spur more construction.

Illinois’ number of high school grads to plunge 32%. Lawmakers still want more college money.

By Josh Bandoch

04/23/2026

State higher ed funding is already double the national average.

Massachusetts ‘millionaires tax’ cost the state $4 billion in departing income

By Bryce Hill

04/22/2026

The vast majority of that loss came from high-income earners leaving the state.

IRS: Illinois led nation in rate of income loss in 2023

By Bryce Hill

04/22/2026

The state lost a bigger share per resident moving out than anywhere else in the country, according to IRS data.

‘Millionaires tax’ would hike rate 61% on 22K Illinois small businesses

By Bryce Hill

04/21/2026

Combined state and federal taxes would take more than 50% of the top-end income for 22,000 Illinois small businesses.

Highest-earning Illinoisans fleeing state at fastest rate

By Bryce Hill

04/21/2026

Residents of all age and income groups move out, but those making over $200,000 lead the departures.

TAGS: outmigration

IRS: Illinois lost $6 billion to outmigration in 2023

By Bryce Hill

04/21/2026

A net of nearly 56,000 people and $6 billion in income left the state in 2023, according to IRS data.

TAGS: outmigration

Illinois income growth lags U.S. under Pritzker

By Ravi Mishra

04/21/2026

State residents earn more than they did in 2019 but are falling behind the rest of the country while the tax burden drives out businesses.

TAGS: JB Pritzker

4/20: How Illinois spends marijuana money

By Dylan Sharkey

04/20/2026

The state’s cannabis taxes likely tempt residents to make purchases in neighboring Missouri, which has one of the lowest rates in the country.

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Pritzker’s 57 tax and fee hikes cost Illinoisans $77 billion

Illinois housing shortage prices many out of homeownership

Illinois’ number of high school grads to plunge 32%. Lawmakers still want more college money.

Massachusetts ‘millionaires tax’ cost the state $4 billion in departing income

IRS: Illinois led nation in rate of income loss in 2023

‘Millionaires tax’ would hike rate 61% on 22K Illinois small businesses

Highest-earning Illinoisans fleeing state at fastest rate

IRS: Illinois lost $6 billion to outmigration in 2023

Illinois income growth lags U.S. under Pritzker

4/20: How Illinois spends marijuana money

Who Lives Below the Poverty Line in Illinois? Family Structure and Education Mark the Highest Risk

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