Property tax bills en route for Rock Island County residents By Austin Berg 05/04/2018 Homeowners’ 2017 property tax bills (payable in 2018) outpace the state and national average, when measured as a share of home value. TAGS: Iowa, outmigration, property taxes, Rock Island County, taxes
Cap spending now: Illinois taxpayers need a responsible budget this year By Adam Schuster 05/04/2018 Lawmakers should voluntarily adopt a spending cap to give taxpayers the certainty they deserve. TAGS: balanced budget requirement, bonds, budget, COGFA: Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability, credit rating, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, spending, spending cap, taxes
Report: Rock Island County property tax rate more than double the national average By Austin Berg 04/16/2018 Single-family homeowners in Rock Island County pay an average property tax bill above $2,800, according to a new report. TAGS: outmigration, property taxes, taxes
Election season in the land of shrinkin’ By Austin Berg 03/22/2018 Getting Illinois to grow again starts with getting those who remain to believe it’s possible. And even more, to believe it’s a state worth saving. TAGS: income tax, outmigration, progressive income tax, taxes
Study: Illinois home to highest overall tax burden in the nation By Vincent Caruso 03/15/2018 A recent study confirms what too many Illinoisans have discovered firsthand: that they’re among the most overburdened taxpayers in the country. TAGS: income tax, progressive income tax, property taxes, taxes
Study: Illinoisans’ property tax burden second highest in the nation By Vincent Caruso 03/02/2018 High property tax bills are squeezing family budgets across Illinois. TAGS: property taxes
Government unions, your property tax bill and the power of giving By Austin Berg 12/14/2017 Balancing the scales at the bargaining table is an essential step in fixing the property tax problem. TAGS: AFSCME: American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, collective bargaining, property taxes, strike
Manufacturing giant passes up Illinois for Wisconsin By Marianna Schmiesing 07/26/2017 News outlets have reported that Foxconn will announce plans to build a production plant in Wisconsin that could employ up to 13,000 workers. TAGS: Foxconn, manufacturing, right to work, Wisconsin, workers compensation
Property taxes grow faster than Illinoisans’ ability to pay for them By John Klingner, Evelyn Hussey 07/16/2017 Illinois homeowners’ property taxes are among the highest in the nation. They are consuming more and more of Illinoisans’ incomes. TAGS: housing, property taxes, real estate
Madigan’s spending plan is unreasonable By Craig Lesner 06/29/2017 Like the “grand bargain,” the Brady plan and the Illinois Senate Democrats’ budget before it, the Illinois House Democrats’ plan relies on more than $5 billion in new tax revenues because it includes no significant structural spending reforms. TAGS: budget, Illinois House of Representatives, Illinois Senate, Mike Madigan