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.

2011 income-tax hike turned Illinois into a top 5 state for total tax burden, new study shows

By Michael Lucci

01/21/2016

Illinoisans handed over a larger portion of their earnings to state and local governments than did taxpayers in 45 lower-tax states in fiscal year 2012, according to a new Tax Foundation study.

Hear them ring: Illinois wireless taxes jack up the price of Christmas gifts

By Austin Berg

12/23/2015

Illinoisans pay more in wireless taxes than residents of any neighboring state.

TAGS: wireless tax

Growing out of control: Property taxes put increasing burden on Illinois taxpayers

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner

12/17/2015

Property taxes are the single largest tax in Illinois, burdening residents far more than either income or sales taxes. Illinoisans already know they pay high property taxes. But what is not as well known is that property taxes are outpacing residents’ ability to pay for them. Over the past 50 years, whether measured in comparison...

The Chicago squeeze: Property taxes, fees and over 30 individual taxes crush city residents

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner

12/08/2015

Chicagoans are the most-taxed residents of any major city in Illinois and pay the 10th-highest property taxes compared to taxpayers in other large U.S. cities.

Illinoisans pay nearly a quarter of their wireless bills in taxes

By Austin Berg

11/19/2015

Illinoisans pay nearly a quarter of their wireless bills in taxes, while Chicagoans pay more taxes on wireless service than residents of any other major city in the country.

TAGS: cell phone tax

Busting the myth that Chicago taxes are low

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner

11/15/2015

An analysis of Chicago’s taxation and revenue in perspective

Illinois state government takes in more tax dollars per person than every neighboring state

By Austin Berg

10/13/2015

The low-tax Land of Lincoln is a myth.

TAGS: income tax, property taxes, sales tax, taxes

Cruel summer: Mass layoffs hit 2,100 Illinois workers in August

By Austin Berg

09/08/2015

There’s no respite for laid-off Illinois workers in the “summer of pink slips.”

TAGS: jobs

Illinois homeowners pay the second-highest property taxes in the U.S.

By Michael Lucci

08/19/2015

New Tax Foundation study reveals that Illinoisans pay a second mortgage in property taxes.

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

2011 income-tax hike turned Illinois into a top 5 state for total tax burden, new study shows

Hear them ring: Illinois wireless taxes jack up the price of Christmas gifts

Growing out of control: Property taxes put increasing burden on Illinois taxpayers

The Chicago squeeze: Property taxes, fees and over 30 individual taxes crush city residents

Illinoisans pay nearly a quarter of their wireless bills in taxes

Busting the myth that Chicago taxes are low

Illinois state government takes in more tax dollars per person than every neighboring state

Cruel summer: Mass layoffs hit 2,100 Illinois workers in August

Illinois homeowners pay the second-highest property taxes in the U.S.

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

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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