17% OF ILLINOIS HOMES ARE SERIOUSLY UNDERWATER
Madelyn Harwood
/ JOBS + GROWTH
MAY 11, 2017
Illinois’ sky-high property tax rates and lackluster economic growth have aggravated the state’s housing crisis.
Nearly 17 percent of Illinois homes with mortgages were seriously underwater as of...
‘Taxpayer Bargain’ Budget Puts Taxpayers First
Written By John Biver | 05.09.17
Editor’s note: Since the op ed below was first drafted, the authors have introduced their proposal in a series of bills to be considered by the state...
At a time when everything coming out of the Illinois Senate seems to involve multibillion-dollar tax hikes, one senator is finally offering real reform for the state’s biggest fiscal crisis: its pension system.
State Sen. Dale Righter, R-Mattoon, has sponsored...
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Can times get better in America without a major crisis?
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The various Federal Circuits seem to be controlling Donald Trump's legal authority on immigration. He wants to stop criminals and...
Illinois House passes legislation to expand record sealing
Reforms such as record sealing expansion make it likelier that ex-offenders will be able to find work – and stop cycling in and out of prison.
Reforms such as record sealing expansion make...
HOME VALUES FALL WHILE PROPERTY TAX INCREASES
Dan & Amy discuss the latest EXCLUSIVE regional property tax analysis, where they look where no one has before: Chicago's South Side. Read the full analysis here.
Watch now.
There are two systems of home...
Democrats Turn to Bureaucrats to Stop Trump
Originally published at Fox News. April 2017
When Neil Gorsuch won long-overdue confirmation this month to serve on the United States Supreme Court, Republicans in turn won control of all three branches of the...
Federal investigation exposes Madigan patronage
With House Speaker Mike Madigan’s longevity comes with a patronage army paid with public dollars.
With House Speaker Mike Madigan’s longevity comes a patronage army paid with public dollars.
House Speaker Mike Madigan is set to become...
ILLINOIS ON TRACK TO BECOME FIRST ‘JUNK’-RATED STATE IN NATION
BUDGET + TAX / Article
April 28, 2017 Illinois Policy
Credit rating agencies have warned Illinois’ credit could slide into junk territory if the legislative session ends in May without a budget...
