Researchers asked 1,002 Chicagoans about their city’s economy and here’s what they said
Hint: It wasn’t pretty.
4 ways to break out of Illinois’ pension trap
Causes, costs, how to set the state free
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Rahm’s budget plan phases in $2.5 billion in new taxes and fees over 4 years
Too bad it doesn’t solve any real problems.
Rahm calls for largest property tax hike in modern Chicago history
Chicagoans know new revenues won’t be used to pay for better roads, classrooms or public safety – these tax hikes won’t even fix what’s ailing the city’s bottom line.
Rahm calls for the largest property tax hike in modern Chicago history
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel calls for property-tax hikes, garbage-collection fees and ridesharing surcharges as a stop-gap measure to plug the city’s $750 million budget hole.
Cook County’s exodus revealed in new tax documents
Shrinking opportunities go hand in hand with a shrinking tax base.
Illinois is losing taxpayers from every income bracket and age group
Newly released IRS migration data reveal that high-income earners and prime working-age residents left Illinois in record numbers in 2011 and 2012.
IRS data reveal 2012 was Illinois’ worst year of taxpayer and wealth migration yet
Newly released data from the IRS reveal that in 2012, Illinois lost more taxpayers and taxpayer wealth to a greater number of states than ever before.
Income of out-migrants from Illinois jumped by $8,000 in first year of 2011 income-tax hike
Illinois’ tax hikes and anti-growth regulatory environment drive away taxpayers and businesses
2011 income tax hike drove wealthier Illinoisans to other states
The average income of people leaving Illinois shot up by $8,000 in the first year of the state’s 2011 income tax hike.
New IRS data show heavy drain of residents and income from Cook County
Cook County said goodbye to nearly 10,000 more taxpayers than it welcomed in tax year 2011.
