Pension reform vote coming to suburban Chicago township

By Patrick Andriesen

08/14/2024

Barrington Township will be the first local government in Illinois to give taxpayers a vote on reforming the single-largest property tax driver in the state: public pensions. The advisory referendum will be on the ballot Nov. 5.

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Nearly 1 in 3 joint filers in Barrington would see income tax hike if voters approve Pritzker’s ‘fair tax’

By Bryce Hill, Chena Underhill

10/13/2019

Voters statewide will decide whether 3,589 Barrington taxpayers should send $90 million in additional income taxes to Springfield.

TAGS: Barrington, fair tax, graduated income tax, income tax, JB Pritzker, progressive income tax, taxes

Lake County village rejects sales tax referendum

By Janelle Cammenga

11/07/2018

A proposed 1 percent sales tax would have increased the village of Barrington’s sales tax burden to among the highest in the nation.

TAGS: Barrington, Lake County, sales tax, taxes

Unlocking Opportunity: How Occupational Licensing Reform Would Promote Equitable Empowerment in Illinois

Illinois finds itself at a crossroads: will it empower minorities and poor people to unleash their potential, or will it perpetuate an inequitable status quo? For far too many Illinoisans, opportunity is unfairly and unnecessarily out of reach. Illinois ranks in the bottom ten among all states in social mobility and last among Midwest states...

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Unlocking Opportunity: How Occupational Licensing Reform Would Promote Equitable Empowerment in Illinois

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

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