“We’re both born and bred here, we went to school here, we’ve lived all of our lives in Illinois. But you can’t retire in Illinois. So that’s why we decided almost five years ago to start looking around. We’ve gone through three different states and finally decided on Tennessee. “Everybody that came into [work] as...
A progressive income tax isn’t really about fairness. It’s just the next idea in a long line of failed policies hoping to pay for spending levels Illinoisans can’t afford.
“I’ve been a realtor for 15 years and we’ve always had people leave the state and retire, but now we’re having not just the empty nesters or the retirees leaving, we’re having our traditional marketplace leave Illinois as well. “My career has been spent in the entry-level market up to about $500,000. We have always...
The Government Severance Pay Act would spare taxpayers the burden of providing excessive severance payouts to outgoing public officials.
With countywide population dipping, remaining taxpayers in Macon County are being left with an ever-increasing property tax bill.
The Lake County village will tap into its savings account to help cover the costs.
Seven metro areas across the state lost jobs over the month.
East St. Louis’ police and fire pension funds experienced large funding shortfalls in 2016, putting the city at risk of revenue garnishment from the state comptroller’s office.
Senate Democrats killed a chance this week to rein in government spending, instead siding with government unions that prioritize their own power over the fiscal health of the state. Illinois taxpayers pay nearly $15,000 per state worker in health care costs alone under the most recent contract with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.
State Rep. Jerry Costello, D-Smithton, has joined the fight against a progressive tax hike in Illinois.
State lawmakers are facing a choice: side with House Speaker Mike Madigan or with tapped-out taxpayers.
Since 1991, some Illinois counties have traded voters’ ability to influence reductions in property taxes for a statutory limit on their growth. A recent Senate bill, however, would restore voters’ ability to reduce property tax levies through referendums.
A constitutional amendment to impose fiscal discipline on state lawmakers is gaining bipartisan support.