Chicago Forward 2026: A pro-growth plan to end city budget deficits
Chicago’s $1.15 billion projected budget gap is the latest in a decades-long string of structural deficits. Making Chicago’s high taxes worse is not the solution.
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How ‘Bout Them Cuts?
The Illinois House of Representatives fails to pass significant spending reforms.
SJR: State Can Balance Budget without Tax Hike, Borrowing
Kristina Rasmussen has an op-ed featured in the State Journal-Register. She outlines the path the legislature should take to balance our state's budget.
Illinois Among Worst States for Business
Illinois is ranked the 6th-worst place to do business in the country by Chief Executive magazine.
Reasonable, Not Radical, Budget Solutions
The Illinois Policy Institute
Tax Hikes on the Table
Tobacco tax hikes come with a number of significant policy complications.
Wall Street Journal: In Post-Obama Illinois, Hope and Change
The Wall Street Journal again cites the Institute's work on SB 2494.
Budget Solutions 2011: Myth vs. Fact
The Illinois Policy Institute
States of Progress
Governors in Virginia and New Jersey tackle deficits without tax increases.
NJ Governor Warns Illinois Against Tax Hike
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's budget address warns Illinois against following New Jersey's ill-fated decision to hike income taxes.
