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Pritzker’s plastic bag tax is all about green paper

By Austin Berg
03/28/2019
Those pushing the bag tax in Illinois may not care much about the body of research on this topic. They’re looking out for a different kind of green. In a scramble for new revenue and an unwillingness to take on any reform on the spending side, the Statehouse has turned to creative ways to nickel-and-dime residents.

TAGS: JB Pritzker, plastic bag tax, plastic bags, taxes

Illinois Senate committee approves statewide plastic bag tax, exempts Chicago

By Austin Berg
03/07/2019
Shoppers across Illinois would pay a new state-level bag tax under Senate Bill 1240 and House Bill 3335. But Chicago shoppers, who already pay a city bag tax, would not.

TAGS: Ann Williams, Chicago, JB Pritzker, plastic bags, taxes, Terry Link

Pritzker budget would impose statewide tax on plastic bags

By Austin Berg
02/20/2019
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s proposed state budget includes an estimated $19 million to $23 million in new revenue from a statewide tax on plastic bags. Illinois would be the only state in the nation to levy such a tax.

TAGS: JB Pritzker, plastic bags, taxes

Candy crush: Illinois slaps sales tax on Snickers, but not Twix

By Travis Nix
06/25/2018
State lawmakers should reform Illinois’ overly complicated sales taxes and other anti-business taxes, which violate guiding principles of sound tax policy.

TAGS: Chicago, franchise tax, plastic bags, sales tax, soda tax, taxes

Chicago’s new plastic bag tax goes into effect Feb. 1

02/01/2017
The new tax on plastic bags is Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s latest revenue grab.

TAGS: Chicago, plastic bags, Rahm Emanuel, taxes

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Beyond degrees: Empowering Illinoisans through career-first education


Published June 3, 2025 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The best path to empowerment and success, especially for poor people, is work. Work allows us to prosper while providing dignity, upward mobility, the means to support ourselves and create value for others. It’s how we become thriving members of our community. Central to this process is our education...

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

By Paul Kersey
06/19/2014
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CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students

By Ted Dabrowski
05/02/2016

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