Illinois

Illinois drivers fight back against red-light cameras

By Brendan Bakala

10/07/2017

Motorists and Abolish Red Light Cameras have filed suit against Crestwood over the village’s red-light camera at Cicero Avenue and Cal Sag Road.

TAGS: red light cameras

Billions in unpaid health care bills shine a light on overly generous benefits

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner

10/06/2017

State workers receive a platinum-level health care plan at a heavily subsidized cost, while Illinoisans in the private sector paying for those plans see their own premiums skyrocket.

TAGS: AFSCME: American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, debt, health care, pensions

More than 2,200 Cook County workers receive salaries over $100,000

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner

10/06/2017

More than 2,200 Cook County workers receive salaries over $100,000. For career county workers, that means pensions worth millions of dollars over the course of their retirements.

TAGS: 401(k), Cook County, municipal pensions, pensions

Wheeling to use $1 million in TIF funds to build bridge to nowhere

By Amy Korte

10/05/2017

Wheeling village trustees have voted for a plan to use tax increment financing to build a bridge to a vacant piece of land.

TAGS: TIF: Tax Increment Financing, Wheeling

Preckwinkle admits soda tax was ‘first and foremost’ about revenue

By Chris Lentino

10/05/2017

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle shared an admission that the soda tax was always about revenue.

TAGS: Cook County, municipal pensions, soda tax, Teamsters, Toni Preckwinkle

Lawmaker turned lobbyist turns the tables on taxpayers

By Austin Berg

10/05/2017

State Rep. Brandon Phelps' draw as a lobbyist obviously comes from his Statehouse connections and former role in the legislative process.

TAGS: Brandon Phelps

If your child misses 90 minutes of school you could be charged with a misdemeanor

By Jeffrey Schwab

10/04/2017

Is criminally charging the parents of a truant child an appropriate way to handle missing class?

Illinois home to higher ‘sin taxes’ than every neighboring state

By Brendan Bakala

10/03/2017

Illinois ranks eighth in the nation for state and local excise and selective sales tax collections.

TAGS: alcohol tax, cigarette tax, soda tax, taxes

More than a third of Illinois’ largest cities shrinking in population

10/03/2017

Twelve of the 29 Illinois cities with over 50,000 in population are losing residents.

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

IRS data show continuing Illinois wealth flight

By Orphe Divounguy

10/02/2017

Illinois households that moved out of state earned $19,600 more, on average, than those who moved in during the 2014-2015 tax year.

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

Illinois’ tax code stands in the way of the state’s economic competitiveness. The combination of high tax burdens and a poor tax structure contributes to the loss of jobs and investment to other states. From a place of former economic dominance, Illinois now ranks 45th in gross state product (GSP) growth over the past decade...

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