Budget + Tax
Amid a proposed record budget, lawmakers should put price tags on their bills
Legislators should use fiscal notes to show taxpayers the economic impact of their proposals. Illinois taxpayers should know how much proposed legislation would cost them. Lawmakers can provide that information via fiscal notes, which…
J.B. Pritzker, Illinois’ affordability champion?
Illinois is one of the least affordable states in the nation. Blame high taxes, public…
Chicago property taxes jump — but unevenly
Some communities saw their bills rise 75% or more. The median property tax bill for…
Nearly $600 million in business tax proposals — a…
Pritzker wants $589 million in business-focused tax hikes. That would endanger Illinois’…
Pritzker proposes at least $250 million for affordable…
The money would be spread across several programs meant to create more units. Gov. J.B.…
Springfield proposals pushing income tax plan voters already rejected
Illinois voters rejected a graduated income tax in 2020. State politicians are trying again. Three proposed amendments to the Illinois Constitution would repeal the flat income tax protection and dramatically expand the state’s authority…
Illinois top ten for highest in-state tuition, new bill…
A new bill in Springfield would provide a roadmap to make higher education more affordable…
Pritzker’s $56 billion budget relies on $700 million in…
Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s $56 billion budget proposal for 2027 relies in more than $700 million in…
Illinois uses temporary federal aid to fund ongoing…
Illinois lawmakers diverted at least $74 million in one-time pandemic relief funds to select…
Pritzker proposes record-setting $56 billion budget
Spending proposal features $1 billion in updated revenue assumptions, $589 million in tax and…
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