Illinois lawmakers introduce resolution to take progressive income tax off ballot

05/18/2020

Removing the progressive tax question from the Nov. 3 ballot would give over 100,000 small businesses some certainty as they struggle to recover from the COVID-19 shutdown.

TAGS: Bill Brady, coronavirus, COVID-19, JB Pritzker, Jim Durkin, progressive income tax, small business

Illinois House amendment would require supermajority to hike taxes

By Vincent Caruso

05/08/2019

Illinoisans are among the nation’s most heavily taxed residents. A proposed Illinois constitutional amendment would make it harder for lawmakers to add to that burden.

TAGS: fair tax, income tax, JB Pritzker, Jim Durkin, progressive income tax, taxes, Tom Morrison

How to kill a tax hike

By Austin Berg

04/12/2018

Taxpayers have won the defensive battle against a progressive tax hike. Now it’s time for some offense.

TAGS: income tax, Jim Durkin, progressive income tax, taxes

Taxpayer victory: Progressive tax effectively dead this legislative session

By Chris Lentino

04/10/2018

Fifty lawmakers are taking a pledge to fight a progressive income tax in Illinois, denying progressive tax proponents the support needed to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot.

TAGS: David Harris, graduated income tax, income tax, Jim Durkin, progressive income tax

Republicans lining up votes for $5 billion tax hike

By Greg Bishop

06/30/2017

House Minority Leader Jim Durkin said he’s putting GOP votes on the spending plan that relies on more than $5 billion in new taxes.

TAGS: budget, income tax, Jim Durkin, taxes

Term limits seemingly off the table in Illinois budget negotiations

By Eric Kohn

06/28/2017

Nearly 4 out of 5 Illinoisans support term limits for lawmakers.

TAGS: budget, Jim Durkin, Mike Madigan, term limits

Day 5: Illinois House and Senate adjourn special session after only 17 minutes

By Eric Kohn

06/25/2017

Five days of special session have cost Illinois taxpayers an additional $250,000 for less than 90 minutes of work.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, budget, Christine Radogno, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, Jim Durkin, Mike Madigan, special session

7 reasons the Illinois Republicans’ budget plan fails taxpayers

By Craig Lesner, John Klingner

06/16/2017

The budget plan proposed by Republican General Assembly members would raise taxes by over $5 billion without enacting any significant spending reforms.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, budget, education, grand bargain, Illinois House of Representatives, income tax, Jim Durkin, pensions, property taxes

House Republicans’ pension plan not the solution Illinois needs

By John Klingner, Ted Dabrowski

06/15/2017

Illinois needs to begin an end to its pension crisis by expanding access to a standalone 401(k)-style plan to all government workers; the new proposal by the House GOP does not accomplish this.

TAGS: 401(k), Barbara Flynn Currie, Illinois House of Representatives, Jim Durkin, John Cullerton, pensions

Illinois Republicans’ budget plan hikes taxes by $5 billion

By Craig Lesner, John Klingner

06/14/2017

The Republican plan hits Illinoisans in fiscal year 2018 with the same $5 billion-plus tax hike from the “grand bargain” plan that failed in May. That plan starts with a 33 percent income tax increase, and includes questionable new taxes on services such as Netflix, laundry services and more.

TAGS: grand bargain, Illinois House of Representatives, income tax, Jim Durkin, Netflix