From Illinois Policy April 2017
The shrinking Metro East
Census data reveal that St. Clair and Madison counties saw combined population losses of more than 1,600 people due to out-migration to other states.
Recently released census data reveal that St. Clair and...
From Illinois Policy April 2017
Alcohol bill aimed to help special interests, further status quo
An amendment to Illinois’ longstanding Liquor Control Act creates curious guidelines that seem to favor a few specific Chicago businesses.
An amendment to Illinois’ longstanding Liquor Control...
From Illinois Policy April 2017
Illinois lawmakers peddle fake property tax reform
House Bill 156 does nothing to stop the overly burdensome growth in Illinois property tax bills.
Despite being sold as property tax “relief,” new legislation in Springfield would only shift...
Lets make calls together to help FREEZE property taxes, with the assistance of Americans for Prosperity
Join us April 25 to make calls to encourage our elected officials to do the right thing and freeze property taxes.
Illinois has some of the...
The deadline to file state and federal income taxes is April 18, but for Illinoisans the sting of Tax Day is year-round. Residents in the Land of Lincoln face the highest overall state and local tax burden in the nation.
And in...
From Illinois Policy April 2017
Illinois is a state that could have it all.
The Land of Lincoln has economic potential growing from its farmlands and churning from its factories, in its suburban corporate headquarters and downtown tech start-ups.
But the state’s...
Will IL House bill help prevent a Flint, MI-like water crisis?
Illinois Business Daily Reports | Apr 18, 2017
Are some Illinois communities at risk of a Flint, MI-like water contamination crisis?
That is, in part, the warning issued by a recent...
Illinois lawmaker proposes taxing landscaping and snow removal
State Sen. Toi Hutchinson wants to tax your lawn.
SB 9 is part of the package of bills that make up the Senate “grand bargain,” which would have hiked taxes by $7 billion.
Just as summer...
Barickman files education funding legislation including true parity for schools
Posted on Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Fixing the state’s broken school funding formula could soon become a reality, due in large part to two pieces of legislation filed by State Senator...
From Illinois Policy April 2017
Instead of spending time on the budget, politicians crafted a bill that would apply new rules and regulations on trampoline safety that would add thousands of dollars in costs for equipment, travel and overtime for...
