Illinois lawmakers set to throw more money at failing Chicago convention center
Illinois lawmakers set to throw more money at failing Chicago convention center
Chicago’s McCormick Place convention center has been a political money pit for nearly 60 years. And now state lawmakers are considering whether to keep subsidizing failure with more tax dollars.
By Austin Berg
Pritzker gas tax hike would cost average driver $100 more per year
Pritzker gas tax hike would cost average driver $100 more per year
Illinoisans would end up paying more at the pump under Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s proposed capital plan.
Illinois Supreme Court upholds controversial Chicago food truck restrictions
Illinois Supreme Court upholds controversial Chicago food truck restrictions
The Illinois Supreme Court sided with the city of Chicago following a yearslong court battle over some of the nation’s toughest food truck restrictions.
Illinois House votes to put Pritzker’s progressive income tax amendment on 2020 ballot
Illinois House votes to put Pritzker’s progressive income tax amendment on 2020 ballot
An amendment that would allow lawmakers to scrap Illinois’ constitutionally protected flat income tax and replace it with graduated tax rates will appear as a referendum question on voters’ 2020 ballots.
By Vincent Caruso
4 reasons House members should reject Pritzker’s progressive tax amendment
4 reasons House members should reject Pritzker’s progressive tax amendment
Caving to pressure from the governor would risk the well-being of Illinois.
By Bryce Hill
‘Let voters decide’ is a weak argument for Pritzker’s progressive income tax amendment
‘Let voters decide’ is a weak argument for Pritzker’s progressive income tax amendment
Polling indicates the progressive income tax is unpopular in key Illinois House districts.
By Bryce Hill
Southern Illinois voters oppose putting Pritzker’s progressive income tax amendment on the ballot
Southern Illinois voters oppose putting Pritzker’s progressive income tax amendment on the ballot
Southern Illinoisans want their representative to vote “no” on Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s progressive tax constitutional amendment. This preference extends beyond GOP voters, with independents also showing strong opposition.
By Austin Berg
Pritzker says he will not engage in horse-trading to win support for tax hikes
Pritzker says he will not engage in horse-trading to win support for tax hikes
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker will not selectively hand out infrastructure projects as a way to buy support for proposals to increase taxes and fees, should he stick to his word.
Illinois House committee passes progressive income tax rates without public notice
Illinois House committee passes progressive income tax rates without public notice
In a party-line vote that even fellow lawmakers were unaware of, Illinois House Democrats passed out of committee a progressive income tax rate structure that would take effect should Gov. J.B. Pritzker succeed in scrapping Illinois’ constitutional flat income tax protection.
By Bryce Hill, Austin Berg
Gas prices spike ahead of Memorial Day weekend, as future tax hikes loom
Gas prices spike ahead of Memorial Day weekend, as future tax hikes loom
A nationwide gas price surge reached its peak just ahead of Memorial Day weekend, with Illinois gas prices sitting above the national average.
Pritzker’s 19 different tax and fee hikes total $6.9 billion
Pritzker’s 19 different tax and fee hikes total $6.9 billion
Between the push for a graduated income tax, his budget address and newly released capital plan, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has proposed an onslaught of backdoor tax hikes on all Illinoisans.
Land of 1,000 shrinking communities
Land of 1,000 shrinking communities
Illinois’ lost people problem spreads to more than 1,000 communities in 2018
By Bryce Hill