Decatur’s population is shrinking, but earnings for the city manager continue to grow.
“At two points in my life I was required to pay union dues to stay employed. “It’s been almost 25 years since I’ve been [retired from the police force]. My sense is the union is more political now. “My police union first started in the early ‘70s, late ‘60s. They came in with their organizing...
Amazon’s team will visit 10 proposed sites in Chicago for its second North American headquarters.
A progressive tax proposal in the Illinois House would raise taxes on an overwhelming majority of families already struggling with some of the highest tax burdens in the nation.
Madison County voters have rejected a proposed 1 percent sales tax hike twice before. Will the third time be a charm?
In Illinois, hundreds of municipal workers earn more than every state governor. The city manager of Lake Forest is the second-highest paid city manager in the state.
The Illinois side of the Quad Cities is already seeing population loss as residents pack up and leave high tax burdens behind.
The nonbinding, advisory referendum seeks to gauge support of merging two DuPage County offices.
The illicit practice of gambling on sports in Illinois is enormously popular – and that might help spur change.
University of Chicago researchers have found inaccurate and unfair assessments by the Cook County Assessor’s Office led to $800 million of the property tax burden shifting from owners of Chicago homes in the top 10 percent (by sale price) to owners of homes in the bottom 70 percent.
Combined jobs growth was slightly positive across Illinois’ metro areas in January. But only four metro areas have recovered the jobs they lost during the Great Recession.
Advocates for a progressive income tax claim to offer relief for middle-class families. But that doesn’t jive with real proposals in Springfield or lawmakers’ spending habits.
Bob is not a typical politician. He is not a lobbyist. He is a barber. But he’s making real change in the community he loves.
A recent study confirms what too many Illinoisans have discovered firsthand: that they’re among the most overburdened taxpayers in the country.