Illinois voters could eliminate townships that share city limits under bill

By Ben Paoletti

04/02/2019

Illinois townships often spend more on administration than services when they cover the same territory as a local municipality. One bill would make it easier for voters to change that.

TAGS: consolidation, local government consolidation, Tom Demmer, townships

Senate bill would double Illinois state gas tax

By Vincent Caruso

03/22/2019

A bill that would double the gas tax imposed at the state level would drive up Illinoisans’ overall gas burden to second-highest in the nation – while hiking a truckload of other vehicle costs including higher license plate fees.

TAGS: gas tax, taxes, transportation

Study: Illinois property taxes still second-highest in nation

By Vincent Caruso

02/26/2019

For the second year in a row, a WalletHub study found Illinois’ high property tax burden is second only to New Jersey.

TAGS: income tax, JB Pritzker, municipal pensions, pension guarantee, pensions, progressive income tax, property taxes, taxes

State of the state 2019: Past mistakes show path to better future for Illinois

By Orphe Divounguy, Bryce Hill

01/22/2019

Reversing the state’s outmigration of residents and encouraging the job creation Illinoisans need to thrive – and the state needs for stable revenues – require lawmakers to rein in government overspending and resist calls for tax hikes that would further depress Illinois’ economic growth.

Proposal would make Illinois gas tax burden the highest in the nation

By Vincent Caruso

01/04/2019

Springfield is facing mounting pressure to enact a massive state gas tax hike. One proposal would make the average motorist pay as much as $200 per year in additional taxes on gas.

TAGS: capital project, gas tax, Rahm Emanuel, taxes

Chicago-based MillerCoors shedding 350 jobs, despite $5.7M TIF subsidy

By Vincent Caruso

09/06/2018

MillerCoors opened its Chicago headquarters in 2010. Eight years and nearly $6 million in subsidies later, the beer giant has been hammered by a heavy round of layoffs.

TAGS: Chicago, jobs, property taxes, taxes, TIF: Tax Increment Financing, unemployment

Illinois metro areas gain 14,200 jobs in June

By Orphe Divounguy, Bryce Hill

07/28/2018

While a majority of Illinois metro areas experienced expanding payrolls in June, the state still lags the nation in post-recession jobs growth.

Illinois jobs growth spikes in June, double the growth of the rest of the U.S.

By Orphe Divounguy, Bryce Hill

07/20/2018

Illinois added 18,100 new jobs in June, the highest monthly increase since summer 2017, but the Prairie State still lags behind the rest of the nation for the post-recession period.

TAGS: BLS: Bureau of Labor Statistics, credit rating, IDES: Illinois Department of Employment Security, income tax, jobs, spending cap, taxes, unemployment

Chicago was the only major U.S. city to lose population from 2016 to 2017

By Austin Berg

05/23/2018

In a shrinking state, half of Illinois’ largest cities have shed population since 2010.

TAGS: Belleville, Chicago, Decatur, jobs, Metro East, outmigration, Peoria, population, Rockford, spending, spending cap, U.S. Census Bureau

State Farm to slash nearly 900 IT jobs in Illinois

By Vincent Caruso

03/07/2018

The insurer will downsize its IT division in Bloomington while adding tech jobs in other states.

TAGS: Bloomington, jobs, unemployment

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Illinois voters could eliminate townships that share city limits under bill

Senate bill would double Illinois state gas tax

Study: Illinois property taxes still second-highest in nation

State of the state 2019: Past mistakes show path to better future for Illinois

Proposal would make Illinois gas tax burden the highest in the nation

Chicago-based MillerCoors shedding 350 jobs, despite $5.7M TIF subsidy

Illinois metro areas gain 14,200 jobs in June

Illinois jobs growth spikes in June, double the growth of the rest of the U.S.

Chicago was the only major U.S. city to lose population from 2016 to 2017

State Farm to slash nearly 900 IT jobs in Illinois

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