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Illinois posts 3rd highest level of public-education benefit spending

By LGIS News Service | Oct 14, 2021

Illinois’ K-12 instructional spending on benefits such as teacher pensions shot up nearly 175% between 2002 and 2019, the third highest increase of all 50 states, according to a new analysis from the Reason Foundation.

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Ending tax deduction cap would save Illinois taxpayers $3.8 billion, study finds

By LGIS News Service | Oct 6, 2021

Repealing the federal cap on itemized state and local tax (SALT) deductions would save Illinois residents an average of $1,080 on their income taxes this year, according to a new study from the American Enterprise Institute (AEI).

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Illinois’ financial burden per taxpayer is 3rd worst in nation

By LGIS News Service | Sep 29, 2021

Illinois’ debt burden reached $236.1 billion during 2020, reflecting a burden of $57,000 for every taxpayer in the state, according to a new analysis from the Truth in Accounting policy institute.

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ISBE: School mandates of student COVID testing, vaccines are illegal

By LGIS News Service | Sep 29, 2021

State law does now allow K-12 school leaders to require their students submit to mandatory COVID-19 tests, or take COVID-19 vaccination jabs, according to a spokesman for the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

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Illinois’ non-teaching public employee jobs down 6.9% in wake of pandemic

By LGIS News Service | Sep 21, 2021

The size of Illinois’ combined local and state government workforces declined 6.9% from July 2019 to July 2021, representing the fifth largest gap in public-employee job recovery during the pandemic, a Pew Charitable Trusts study concluded.

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Illinois teacher pension system gets failing grade in new national study

By LGIS News Service | Sep 14, 2021

The Illinois Teachers’ Retirement System was ranked dead last in a new study by the nonprofit Bellwether Education Partners that examined how well teacher pension plans are serving both teachers and taxpayers.

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IDPH refuses to release hospital-level data behind Pritzker's ICU bed COVID claims

By LGIS News Service | Sep 13, 2021

Illinois' top public health agency says it won't release the data behind Gov. J.B. Pritzker's claims that hospitals in southern and east central Illinois have been "overwhelmed" with COVID cases.

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Illinois Comptroller: 20 Illinois counties delinquent in filing annual financial reports with state

By LGIS News Service | Sep 9, 2021

Nearly one-fifth of Illinois county governments are delinquent in filing annual state reports detailing their financial condition.That's according to Illinois State Comptroller Susana Mendoza, whose office compiles the reports, posting them online for public review.

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Among 100 largest U.S. cities, Chicago ranks 95th on new drivability ranking

By LGIS News Service | Sep 7, 2021

Chicago ranked in the bottom 10 in a ranking by the personal finance website WalletHub that examined which of the 100 largest U.S. cities have the best and worst conditions for drivers.

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Illinois workers not as hard-working as those in most other states, study finds

By LGIS News Service | Sep 3, 2021

Illinois ranked 43rd in a new study by the personal-finance website WalletHub highlighting the states where workers tend to put in the most hours on the job.

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IDPH: Illinois hospital COVID patient counts four percent below average

By LGIS News Service | Sep 2, 2021

Illinois hospitals are seeing a lower than average number of Covid-19 patients, both in standard and intensive care units (ICUs), according to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH).

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47 Illinois school districts face discipline after defying governor’s school mask mandate

By LGIS News Service | Sep 1, 2021

Nearly 50 public school districts have been placed on probation by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) for defiance of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s recently reissued mask mandate, according to an LGIS News Service tally.

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Pritzker claims 'masks work,' but refuses to provide evidence

By LGIS News Service | Aug 27, 2021

Pritzker claims "Masks work," but refuses to provide evidence

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Chicago sales tax rate of 10.25% is 2nd highest among large U.S. cities

By LGIS News Service | Aug 24, 2021

Chicago’s combined sales tax rate – municipal, county and state – is now tied for the second highest among U.S. cities with populations of at least 200,000, according to a new analysis by the Tax Foundation.

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State Poll: Illinois seniors reject payroll tax to fund slavery reparations

By LGIS News Service | Aug 20, 2021

Illinois seniors oppose a Democrat plan to use payroll deductions from Whites, Hispanics and Asians to fund slavery reparations for Black Americans. according to the results of a LGIS News Service poll.

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Only 15 of Illinois’ 102 counties saw population gains in past decade, census data shows

By LGIS News Service | Aug 18, 2021

Chicago-area counties scored some population gains between 2010 and 2020, but the vast majority of Illinois counties – 87 – recorded population losses over the last 10 years, according to new Census Bureau numbers.

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Illinois lost $6 billion in 2019 due to migration, study finds

By LGIS News Service | Aug 12, 2021

The collective wealth of Illinois residents decreased $6 billion in 2019 due to population migration trends, according to a new analysis of Internal Revenue Service data by the nonprofit Wirepoints website.

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Illinois violent crime rate stands at 406.9 per 100,000 residents in new study

By LGIS News Service | Aug 12, 2021

Violent crimes in Illinois numbered 406.9 per every 100,000 residents of the state as of 2019, the 18th highest rate among the 50 states, according to a new analysis from the website 24/7 Wall St.

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Chicago ranks among the worst-run cities in study of public services, fiscal issues

By LGIS News Service | Aug 12, 2021

Chicago ranked 141st among the 150 largest U.S. cities in a ranking by the personal finance website WalletHub that examines the quality of municipal services as well as whether residents are getting the most bang for their tax bucks.

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Illinois drivers pay nearly 78 cents per gallon in gas taxes, fees

By LGIS News Service | Aug 4, 2021

Illinois residents pay 77.96 cents in state and federal taxes on every gallon of gasoline they purchase, the second highest level among the 50 states, according to a new analysis by the American Petroleum Institute.