Local Government News
Chicago’s crime numbers must have DNC organizers sweating
The Democratic National Convention is coming to Chicago in August and its organizers are likely sweating over the potential mess it might become. Not because of the pro-Palestinian protests that are likely to occur, but because of Chicago’s unabated crime.
Illinois' Q3 2023 individual income tax revenue down 25.7% from previous quarter
The third quarter of 2023 brought in $4.7 billion in individual income tax revenue for Illinois, a 25.7% decrease from the second quarter of 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.