Budget + Tax
Illinois state lawmakers boost their own pay
Taxpayers usually get told what raise they will receive. They also get told what raises they will give: to state lawmakers, and by those same lawmakers. Back in Springfield for the second year of the 104th Illinois General Assembly,…
7 things to know about Chicago Bears stadium debate
Who owns Soldier Field? Why do taxpayers still owe millions? What would a move mean for…
Illinois lawmakers hand $740K to ‘Floating Museum’
Illinois’ broken budget process allocated taxpayer dollars to an art group best known for its…
Illinois lawmakers to tackle Chicago Bears stadium,…
Expect a progressive tax, higher education spending and a Bears stadium to be high on the…
Illinois county updates property tax sale rules after…
Rock Island County required tax buyers at its Dec. 30 sale to attest they would protect…
Illinois gives $12M to NASCAR
Illinois’ opaque budget process handed $12 million to NASCAR. Fast and furious is no way to treat taxpayers’ money. Illinois’ 2026 budget included $12 million for NASCAR, but the cash was handed out too fast for anyone to see exactly…
Illinois local governments lose out on $10.9B in state…
Illinois local governments have been denied more than $10.9 billion in state income tax…
Illinois state spending balloons as state economy…
At least 49 tax hikes under Gov. J.B. Pritzker have driven state spending to record highs,…
Illinois counts on bad habits to raise $3.47B in sin…
Whether your vice is drinking, tobacco, cannabis or gambling, Illinois is enjoying $3.47…
Illinois spends $1M to rethink capitalism
Illinois progressives want to reimagine capitalism and hand out free money with the tax…
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