Illinois state income taxes: Who really pays?

By Michael Lucci

04/18/2016

The top 18 percent of Illinois taxpayers cover more than 60 percent of the state’s income taxes, and the state’s millionaires pay 15 percent of Illinois’ income taxes.

TAGS: graduated income tax, income tax, progressive income tax

Chicago lost more millionaires than any other U.S. city in 2015

By Michael Lucci

04/06/2016

Millionaires are playing a large role in the broader Chicago exodus.

TAGS: Chicago, income tax, outmigration

Illinois corruption watch: January 2016

02/12/2016

In January several instances of corruption, influence peddling and mismanagement across Illinois were brought to light, from the College of DuPage’s expense-account mismanagement, to Chicago’s red-light-camera bribery case.

Déjà vu: Illinois has billions in unpaid bills, Madigan calls for another tax hike

By Hilary Gowins

01/27/2016

Without fundamental reforms, the tax hike state Democrats want to impose will only drive Illinois further into decline.

TAGS: Mike Madigan, taxes, unpaid bills

Illinois losing 1 resident every 5 minutes to out-migration

By Michael Lucci

12/23/2015

Illinois has a stunning loss of 105,000 people to other states, causing population to shrink by 22,000.

TAGS: outmigration, U.S. Census Bureau

Madigan wants to raise income taxes again

By Hilary Gowins

12/10/2015

Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan says Illinois’ income taxes should be increased to at least 5 percent.

TAGS: income tax

Illinois loses people at a faster rate than any other Midwestern state

12/02/2015

Since 2010, Illinois has lost on net 2.6 percent of its taxpayers and dependents, along with billions of dollars of taxable income, dwarfing the rates of out-migration of other Midwestern and neighboring states.

Illinois’ September 2015 jobs report: Businesses lay off thousands of blue-collar workers

By Michael Lucci

10/20/2015

Illinois continues to shed jobs and underperform economically compared to its Midwestern neighbors, according to new federal and state reports.

TAGS: BLS: Bureau of Labor Statistics, jobs, labor force participation rate, manufacturing, property taxes, unemployment, workers compensation

Illinois lost 1 resident every 7 minutes in 2013

By Michael Lucci

10/08/2015

Newly released IRS data show Illinois lost on net over 81,000 taxpayers and their dependents, and $4.1 billion of annual taxable income to other states in 2013.

TAGS: IRS: Internal Revenue Service, outmigration

Illinois lost 1 resident and $50,000 in taxable income every 7 minutes in 2013

By Michael Lucci

10/08/2015

Newly released IRS data show Illinois lost on net over 81,000 taxpayers and their dependents, and $4.1 billion of annual taxable income to other states in 2013.

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Illinois state income taxes: Who really pays?

Chicago lost more millionaires than any other U.S. city in 2015

Illinois corruption watch: January 2016

Déjà vu: Illinois has billions in unpaid bills, Madigan calls for another tax hike

Illinois losing 1 resident every 5 minutes to out-migration

Madigan wants to raise income taxes again

Illinois loses people at a faster rate than any other Midwestern state

Illinois’ September 2015 jobs report: Businesses lay off thousands of blue-collar workers

Illinois lost 1 resident every 7 minutes in 2013

Illinois lost 1 resident and $50,000 in taxable income every 7 minutes in 2013

4 ways to break out of Illinois’ pension trap

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students