“We’re paying 4% of our home’s value in property taxes. This is a $247,000 house with $9,800 in property taxes. “So we’ll have paid the entire value of our house in property taxes in 25 years, assuming there’s no increase. “I’ve done my research. There’s a home right on the ocean in beautiful Bokeelia, Florida,...
“I was paying $6,000 in property taxes on this house I bought for $52,500. Now it’s $6,000 on a hole in the ground. ”I have friends having kids and I always ask ‘How can you afford it?’ I can barely afford a dog and myself. I have friends in Michigan who are managers at Applebee’s,...
SEIU spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on things clearly unrelated to the representation of union members.
“We’ve lived in five states, but we’ve never had to leave because we couldn’t put down roots there. “Illinois is different. It’s like we have to work as hard as two couples to have the same lifestyle. The taxes are so high, and our schools are good but no better than where we’ve lived before. ...
Government data show freedom from forced unionization means better outcomes for workers.
The low-tax Land of Lincoln is a myth.
Illinois prisons held 150 percent of their maximum capacity in 2014, the highest rate of crowding of any prison system in the country, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
“On the day I graduated nursing school – I might get a little teary-eyed – but I will never forget coming home from the school and calling my mom and telling her I passed the final. I’m done. I’m actually going to be able to buy my kids a home. I’m actually going to be...
Gov. Bruce Rauner calls on Illinois lawmakers to save costs for the state by enacting collective-bargaining reforms for its government-worker unions.
At the Illinois Justice Forum, experts discussed reforms to reduce the cost of Illinois’ criminal-justice system and improve public safety.
Newly released IRS data show Illinois lost on net over 81,000 taxpayers and their dependents, and $4.1 billion of annual taxable income to other states in 2013.
Newly released IRS data show Illinois lost on net over 81,000 taxpayers and their dependents, and $4.1 billion of annual taxable income to other states in 2013.