Articles filed under Referendum
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Graduated tax opponents say small business will sufferOct 14, 2020 1:00 am - An online panel discussion hosted by the Lincoln Forum about the proposed constitutional change to the state's income tax law focused largely on the effects to business ...
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Editorial: Don't ignore Nov. 3 ballot referendumsOct 13, 2020 1:00 am - The number of political flyers in the mailbox and candidate commercials on television these days might provide a sense the federal and state races on the Nov. 3 ballot a...
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Are barn, fire station upgrades worth sales tax hike? Lake Zurich voters to decideOct 08, 2020 5:27 am - A sales tax increase on the Lake Zurich ballot would pay for rebuilding the Paulus Park Barn, improving the 38-year-old Fire Station No. 1 and financing other projects. ...
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AARP, other senior groups stump for graduated taxOct 07, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Retirees organized through the senior advocacy group AARP held a virtual news conference Wednesday to express support for a graduated tax constitutional am...
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Watch Zoom debate on merits of graduated income tax amendmentOct 06, 2020 5:30 am - A graduated tax proposal voters face on their election ballots can't solve Illinois' pension funding gap, people on opposite sides of the issue agreed Monday. But their ...
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Think tank's lawsuit takes aim at graduated tax ballot languageOct 06, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A think tank once tied to Republican former Gov. Bruce Rauner is suing the Illinois State Board of Elections and secretary of state, charging that graduate...
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How Illinois' income tax compares nationwide, and how a graduated tax could change itSep 12, 2020 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran May 29, 2019. Illinois residents making $1.5 million a year pay less in income taxes than their counterparts in all but eig...
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Kane, McHenry ballots to include questions about taxes, pot dispensariesSep 07, 2020 1:00 am - From pot dispensaries in Batavia to a proposed tax hike in Dundee Township, voters in Kane and McHenry counties will weigh in on several referendum questions during the ...
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Marijuana question dominant among several Northwest suburban referendumsSep 07, 2020 1:00 am - More than 10 months after the sale of recreational marijuana to adults will have been legal in Illinois, some Northwest suburbs will ask voters to weigh in on whether to...
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Lake County voters could reshape government in NovemberSep 07, 2020 1:00 am - While many Americans are focused on the next occupant of the White House, Lake County voters could reshape local government when they cast ballots in the Nov. 3 election...