by Collin Hitt Illinois lawmakers are considering raising the state income tax. Different plans have emerged, but each would damage Illinoiss economic recovery. The plan that has been discussed the longest is one that would raise Illinoiss individual income tax from three to four percent, a 33 percent increase. More recent tax plans have emerged that...
A new Illinois Policy Institute analysis finds that adults with no spouse and living with children are most likely to live below the poverty line. Education matters just as much.