Fighting poverty with employment: Chicago block clubs
Leaders of these organizations on the South and West sides connect residents to jobs and engage youth to build safer neighborhoods.
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Chicago students receive more state funding than the average Illinois student
Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool has claimed that Chicago students are discriminated against under the state's education funding formula. But the numbers show the opposite: Chicago has received more than its fair share of education funding from the state.
Illinois lost more population than any other state last year
Of the 50 states, Illinois was the top population loser.
Making Illinois smart on crime: First steps to reduce spending, ease offender re-entry and enhance public safety
First steps to reduce spending, ease offender re-entry and enhance public safety
Budget deal should include repealing Illinois’ economic loss leaders
Illinois’ death tax, corporate franchise tax and LLC fees cause disproportionate economic harm compared to how much tax revenue they generate.
Repealing Illinois’ economic loss leaders
State lawmakers from both parties are advancing legislation to repeal three of Illinois’ most costly and misguided policies.
Madigan, Cullerton bonuses among largest in the nation
Only a handful of state legislative leaders earn larger leadership bonuses than Illinois’.
Tax myth: progressive income taxes reduce the tax burden on middle-and low-income earners
Several special interest groups and lawmakers in Illinois are pushing to increase taxes by swapping out the state’s constitutionally protected flat rate income tax for a progressive income tax. Advocates for the progressive income tax increase are disguising their plan as a tax cut for middle-and low-income earners. But the legislation that’s been proposed thus...
Progressive tax facts
Several special interest groups and lawmakers in Illinois are pushing to increase taxes by swapping out the state’s constitutionally protected flat rate income tax for a progressive income tax. Advocates for higher income taxes try to disguise the tax hike as something it isn’t. Here are the facts on a progressive income tax: Thirty-one of...
A tax on the rich?
Illinois’ competitive flat-rate income tax is protected in the state’s constitution. But there is a growing movement to increase income taxes in Illinois by swapping out the state’s flat-rate income tax for a progressive tax. The progressive tax plan is being sold as a tax on the rich, but it would hike tax rates on...
