Budget + Tax
Illinois politicians still want boosted tax power
The Illinois Constitution stops politicians from imposing progressive taxation, which would give them power to progressively tax everyone more. More than five years after the failure of the so-called Fair Tax Amendment, Illinois…
Cook County property tax delays hit Evanston, other…
Cook County’s delayed property tax bills are straining school districts with nearly $122…
Illinois spends $700K on decolonization activism
Illinois’ rushed, closed-door budgeting process funded $700,000 in taxpayer dollars to a…
Record-high property tax increase is Preckwinkle’s…
Record Cook County property tax hikes under Toni Preckwinkle expose a fundamentally broken…
Illinois funnels $4.6M to children’s sports camp
Illinois lawmakers gave $4.6 million to A Ray of Hope on Earth, a sports camp for children.…
Illinois spends $2.6M on tennis, pickleball
Illinois’ broken budgeting process allowed state lawmakers to spend $2.6 million on tennis and pickleball courts. Illinois state lawmakers are handing $2.6 million in grants to local governments and nonprofits to develop and run tennis…
3 things to know about Pat Quinn’s ‘millionaire tax’
Former Gov. Pat Quinn claims a millionaire tax would offer Illinoisans property tax relief,…
Illinois grants $4M to private theaters
Illinois lawmakers gave money to venues for plays, concerts and weddings – without explaining…
Illinois state lawmakers boost their own pay
Taxpayers usually get told what raise they will receive. They also get told what raises they…
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…
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