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Chicago slaps PlayStation users with expansion of 9 percent amusement tax

11/18/2018
PlayStation users will now see an extra 9 percent tax applied to some purchases on the platform.

TAGS: amusement tax, Chicago, Labell v. City of Chicago, taxes, Toi Hutchinson

Rauner signs bill removing barriers for human trafficking survivors

By Janelle Cammenga
09/04/2018
Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed into law a measure allowing human trafficking survivors to apply to have their criminal records sealed for offences committed under coercion.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, criminal justice reform, human trafficking, Toi Hutchinson

Rauner signs bill allowing medical marijuana alternative for opioid prescriptions

By Vincent Caruso
08/28/2018
The Alternative to Opioids Act will give more Illinoisans the option to treat pain with medical marijuana.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, criminal justice reform, decriminalization, marijuana, opioid, Toi Hutchinson

Rauner signs bill lifting ban on industrial hemp

By Vincent Caruso
08/27/2018
The Industrial Hemp Act will plant the seeds for the growth of commercial hemp production across Illinois.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, hemp, jobs, marijuana, Tim Butler, Toi Hutchinson

Illinois lawmakers pass bill legalizing industrial hemp

By Vincent Caruso
05/31/2018
While state law currently allows for the cultivation of hemp to be overseen by some government bodies, the Industrial Hemp Act would make legal the commercial production of hemp.

TAGS: hemp, Illinois’ Cannabis Control, Toi Hutchinson

Rauner vetoes permanent tax hikes, Senate overrides

By Austin Berg
07/04/2017
The Illinois General Assembly passed a budget, including the largest permanent tax hike in state history, without structural spending reforms. Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed the plan on Independence Day, and the Senate voted to override the governor’s veto. The package now heads to the House for an override vote.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, Illinois Senate, income tax, John Cullerton, taxes, Toi Hutchinson

Illinois Senate passes permanent income tax hike to governor’s desk

By Austin Berg
07/04/2017
The Illinois Senate on July 4 approved the House’s budget plan, which Gov. Bruce Rauner has said he will veto.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, Illinois Senate, income tax, John Cullerton, taxes, Toi Hutchinson

Illinois Senate Democrats pass $5.4B tax increase

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner
05/23/2017
Each Illinois household would pay an additional $1,125 in taxes each year, on average, under the Senate's tax-hike plan.

TAGS: budget, grand bargain, Illinois Senate, income tax, sales tax, taxes, Toi Hutchinson

Illinois Senate proposal would tax home repairs

By Brendan Bakala
05/12/2017
Members of the home building industry say Senate Bill 9’s tax on home repairs would fall hardest on Illinois’ middle-class and senior residents.

TAGS: grand bargain, housing, Illinois Senate, taxes, Toi Hutchinson

Illinois lawmakers want to tax laundry, storage unit services

04/14/2017
Senate Bill 9 would apply a 6.25 percent sales tax to laundry, dry cleaning, storage units and parking garages, among other services.

TAGS: grand bargain, Illinois Senate, sales tax, service tax, taxes, Toi Hutchinson

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A city charter could bring order to Chicago’s dysfunction. How can it get one?


A city charter would put much-needed guardrails on the Chicago government. Here’s what needs to happen to get one.

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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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