Bipartisan bills would ease ‘death tax’ on Illinois family farms

By Ben Paoletti

04/03/2019

Selling family farmland to pay Illinois’ estate tax could end if a pair of bills take root in the General Assembly.

TAGS: death tax, Monica Bristow, Scott Bennett, taxes

Illinois Senate committee approves statewide plastic bag tax, exempts Chicago

By Austin Berg

03/07/2019

Shoppers across Illinois would pay a new state-level bag tax under Senate Bill 1240 and House Bill 3335. But Chicago shoppers, who already pay a city bag tax, would not.

TAGS: Ann Williams, Chicago, JB Pritzker, plastic bags, taxes, Terry Link

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

Pritzker budget would impose statewide tax on plastic bags

By Austin Berg

02/20/2019

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s proposed state budget includes an estimated $19 million to $23 million in new revenue from a statewide tax on plastic bags. Illinois would be the only state in the nation to levy such a tax.

TAGS: JB Pritzker, plastic bags, taxes

House Bill would repeal Illinois estate tax, protect family farms

By Brad Weisenstein

02/14/2019

Illinois is one of just a handful of states that double-taxes people when they die by imposing its own estate tax atop the federal tax. A bill that would repeal Illinois’ estate tax could save family farms.

TAGS: Avery Bourne, estate tax, Jonathan Carroll, taxes

Report: Chicago area most corrupt in nation

By Vincent Caruso

02/13/2019

Chicagoland and northern Illinois have seen more corrupt public officials put behind bars than any other part of the nation, an analysis found.

TAGS: Chicago, corruption, Danny Solis, Ed Burke

Illinois lawmakers moving toward $15 per hour minimum wage

By Orphe Divounguy, Bryce Hill

02/01/2019

Gov. J.B. Pritzker is aiming to pass a minimum wage hike ahead of his budget address.

TAGS: employment, Fight for 15, JB Pritzker, jobs, minimum wage, unemployment

Who votes for Mike Madigan?

By Austin Berg

10/11/2018

The speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives remains a key campaign issue despite national headlines.

TAGS: House Speaker, Illinois House of Representatives, Mike Madigan

House hunters: How high taxes hurt home investment in Illinois

By Orphe Divounguy, Suman Chattopadhyay, Bryce Hill

09/17/2018

Without property and income tax relief, housing in Illinois will continue to be less attractive, Illinois’ population is likely to continue its decline and housing price appreciation can be expected to continue to lag the rest of the nation.

Pensions make Illinois property taxes among nation’s most painful

By Orphe Divounguy, Bryce Hill, Joe Tabor

07/30/2018

Any meaningful property tax relief for Illinoisans means reforming Illinois’ unsustainable public pension system.

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Bipartisan bills would ease ‘death tax’ on Illinois family farms

Illinois Senate committee approves statewide plastic bag tax, exempts Chicago

Study: Illinois property taxes still second-highest in nation

Pritzker budget would impose statewide tax on plastic bags

House Bill would repeal Illinois estate tax, protect family farms

Report: Chicago area most corrupt in nation

Illinois lawmakers moving toward $15 per hour minimum wage

Who votes for Mike Madigan?

House hunters: How high taxes hurt home investment in Illinois

Pensions make Illinois property taxes among nation’s most painful

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