Spending cap can stop Illinois from outspending Germantown Hills incomes
Spending cap can stop Illinois from outspending Germantown Hills incomes
Illinois spent 150% faster than Germantown Hills incomes grew during the past decade. A bipartisan ‘spending cap’ bill would allow predictable, sustainable growth in state spending without tax hikes.
By Bryce Hill
Spending cap can stop Illinois from outspending St. Charles incomes
Spending cap can stop Illinois from outspending St. Charles incomes
Illinois spent 46% faster than St. Charles incomes grew during the past decade. A bipartisan ‘spending cap’ bill would allow predictable, sustainable growth in state spending without tax hikes.
By Bryce Hill
Spending cap can stop Illinois from outspending Harvey incomes
Spending cap can stop Illinois from outspending Harvey incomes
Illinois spent 57% faster than Harvey incomes grew during the past decade. A bipartisan ‘spending cap’ bill would allow predictable, sustainable growth in state spending without tax hikes.
By Bryce Hill
Spending cap can stop Illinois from outspending Elgin incomes
Spending cap can stop Illinois from outspending Elgin incomes
Illinois spent 57% faster than Elgin incomes grew during the past decade. A bipartisan ‘spending cap’ bill would allow predictable, sustainable growth in state spending without tax hikes.
By Bryce Hill
Spending cap can stop Illinois from outspending Naperville incomes
Spending cap can stop Illinois from outspending Naperville incomes
Illinois spent 11% faster than Naperville incomes grew during the past decade. A bipartisan ‘spending cap’ bill would allow predictable, sustainable growth in state spending without tax hikes.
By Bryce Hill
Madigan again picks his successor after first one lasted 2 days
Madigan again picks his successor after first one lasted 2 days
Mike Madigan again controlled the choice of his replacement as state representative after his first pick resigned over ‘questionable conduct.’ This pick is a community activist who manages COVID-19 contact tracing.
By Brad Weisenstein
Sheldrick Holmes: Grail Café
Sheldrick Holmes: Grail Café
“You know how infuriating it was to have an issue as large as this pandemic and have no one see you? You feel invisible.”
Laura Schillmoeller
Laura Schillmoeller
"I just don’t want to pay for these public schools anymore because I feel like they have completely let everybody down. I'm done."
Jerry R. McDonald
Jerry R. McDonald
“People are voting with their feet, leaving Illinois every day and high property taxes are a big part of it."
Illinois House speaker unwilling to take voters’ ‘no’ on ‘fair tax’ for an answer
Illinois House speaker unwilling to take voters’ ‘no’ on ‘fair tax’ for an answer
Just more than three months after voters soundly rejected a progressive state income tax, new Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch is trying to revive the idea as a fix for state pensions. There is a better solution than the failed ‘fair tax’ scheme.
Illinois unemployment is again on the rise as Pritzker proposes business taxes
Illinois unemployment is again on the rise as Pritzker proposes business taxes
Unemployment claims bumped up for a second week in Illinois as Gov. J.B. Pritzker decided to push for 9 new taxes, mostly hitting businesses and job creation. Illinois ranked 49th for recovery last week.
By Brad Weisenstein
Illinois faced nursing shortage before COVID-19 stressed health care
Illinois faced nursing shortage before COVID-19 stressed health care
An impending health care worker shortage argues for a bill that would allow Illinois to join a multi-state nursing license compact. Nurses could see improved job options.
By Laura Bianchi