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New session will reveal how serious Pritzker is about independent mapmaking
All eyes will be on Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker at the start of the new session to see if the Democratic leader has any intention of making good on his pledge to bring fair electoral mapmaking to the state.
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Illinois Policy Institute says state would benefit from 'cooling-off' legislation aimed at lobbying reform
Illinois state Sen. Heather Steans (D-Chicago) has proposed a bill that would require a two-year “cooling-off” period before anyone can go from being a state lawmaker to lobbying the state.
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Illinois property taxes continue to stifle housing market, IPI reports
Housing sales in Illinois continue to lag below the national average as the state's rising property taxes have all but crippled the market.
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IPI: Pritzker's pension consolidation plan falls well short of the mark
Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) reports that consolidating investments of more than 640 of 667 state public pension funds may affect less than 6 percent of the state’s almost $200 billion in pension debt.
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With more than 7,000 units of government, Illinois earns yet another dubious national distinction
With Illinois' newly formed property tax task force scheduled to make recommendations aimed at reining in the state’s outrageous property tax rates before the Thanksgiving holiday, Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) hopes that at least part of the group's solution lies in cutting the Prairie State’s massive number of government units.
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Illinois’ pension debt remains worst in the nation
Illinois’ record-setting 2017 income tax hike has done little to slow the state’s rising pension costs, leaving state taxpayers on the hook for nearly $250 billion in unfunded public pension liability.
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Motorists get no relief from periodic efforts to eliminate Illinois' toll system, IPI reports
The prospect of Illinois' tollways becoming “freeways” has proven to be an agonizingly slow process that still has not come close to fruition.
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Panel of experts discusses Illinois pension reform
The City Club of Chicago held a panel last week to discuss the state's pension crisis and how to fix it.
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Illinois more in the red today versus 2011
Eight years after lawmakers approved the first of two large state income tax hikes, a new analysis shows Illinois' net position deficit quadrupled to $189.1 billion in 2018 from $43.6 billion in 2011.
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Orland Park trustee urges transparency of true cost of pension contributions during budget negotiations
Some pensions offer retirees a far sweeter pot upon retirement than the workers paid into while they were working—especially if you’re a government worker in the state of Illinois.
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State spending 36 percent of money allocated for education on pension costs
Illinois Policy recently released a new study detailing how pension costs are negatively impacting budgets throughout the state’s school districts.
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IPI analysis suggests Illinois is on financial brink
According to an analysis by the Illinois Policy Institute, the state's' fragile economy could be facing a perfect storm as the 2020 election season approaches.
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IPI report illustrates just how unsustainable are Illinois' broken pension systems
Over the last 30 days, Illinois’ already overtaxed state-run pension systems have added at least 651 retired government workers that are projected to average $1.3 million in lifetime pension benefits, according to an Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) report.
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Illinois Policy: Declining home values, rising property taxes amount to a shrinking population
The hits keep on coming for Illinois homeowners. Even as residents across the state still struggle to fully recover from the last housing-market crash, property tax bills have continued to spiral upward, soaring by an average of 9 percent over the last decade after adjusting for inflation.
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Illinois Policy Institute's July forecast: Continued tax hikes and costly conditions on the roads
Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) estimates that the $45 billion infrastructure plan Gov. J.B. Pritzker recently signed into law will mean hundreds of dollars more in annual car costs for most Illinois motorists by virtue of the state’s gas tax doubling to 38 cents, and vehicle registration fees jumping to $148 as of July 1.
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Illinois Policy Institute CEO says voters may reject 'fair tax' in 2020
Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman said voters in the state will likely reject the graduated income tax amendment added to the November 2020 ballot.
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Democrats' tactics every bit as devious as the tax proposals party is pushing, critics charge
Democrats have proved relentless in their dogged push to get Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s proposed progressive income tax amendment to the finish line.
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Heartland Institute: progressive income tax would only worsen state’s budget problems
In a recent article critical of a proposed move to a progressive income tax, the Heartland Institute’s Matthew Glans and Lennie Jarratt point out that one of the arguments for the tax is an empty one: revenues the state has been collecting through the current flat tax are among the most robust in the Midwest.
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Opinions differ on raising state's gas tax
Lawmakers were urged this week to raise the gas tax in Illinois to help fund a proposed capital bill for the state and fix deteriorating roads and bridges.
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Federal probe into Pritzker's 'scheme to defraud' could land him in unfortunate company, IPI reports
With news that he is now under federal review, newly elected Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker finds himself in dubious company.