Jake Griffin
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Supreme Court refuses to intervene in gerrymandering cases: What Illinois lawmakers want to doJun 27, 2019 1:00 am - Saying it's none of its business, a 5-4 majority of the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that partisan gerrymandering of congressional and state legislative districts w...
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How many collecting Illinois pensions have moved to other states, and how much did they take with them?Jun 20, 2019 5:00 am - More than 71,000 people collecting public pensions from six statewide retirement plans have moved out of Illinois, taking more than $2.4 billion annually with them. That...
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Property taxes stable for Northwest suburban Cook County homeownersJun 20, 2019 1:00 am - Homeowners in the North and Northwest suburbs of Cook County can expect to see little, if any, increase to their tax bills this year. County Clerk Karen Yarbrough's annu...
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Why Civic Federation is calling for changes to property tax appeal boardJun 13, 2019 1:00 am - Cook County property owners make up nearly 84% of the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board's case backlog. That's according to an analysis by the The Civic Federation, a C...
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Pritzker says opponents are misleading voters about graduated income taxJun 06, 2019 1:00 am - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said opponents of the proposed graduated income tax plan are intentionally misleading voters who will ultimately decide its fate in November ...
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Car fee, tax would wipe out graduated tax plan's savings for many in IllinoisJun 05, 2019 5:30 am - The savings lower- and middle-income taxpayers would see under a graduated income tax plan that still needs voter approval would be erased by tax and fee hikes on their ...
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Will gambling expansion really bring state $1 billion a year?Jun 04, 2019 5:20 am - Some are skeptical of that figure after past predictions were wrong
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How Illinois' income tax compares nationwide, and how a graduated tax could change itMay 29, 2019 5:30 am - Editor's note: This story is part of an ongoing series about proposed changes in the state income tax formula. Illinois residents making $1.5 million a year pay le...
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Suburbs' contribution to state revenue would increase under graduated taxMay 27, 2019 7:00 am - Editor's note: This story is part of an ongoing series about proposed changes in the state income tax formula. Chicago and the suburbs contribute three-quarters of ...
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85% of those who'd pay more under graduated income tax would be from Chicago and suburbsMay 25, 2019 1:00 am - Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing series about proposed changes in the state income tax formula. When Gov. J.B. Pritzker unveiled his plan for a grad...