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Public, private Pritzker tax promise called contradictory

By Tabitha Fleming | Apr 19, 2017

Billionaire gubernatorial candidate J. B. Pritzker has said publicly that his tax hike proposals would start by targeting millionaires and billionaires, but audio recordings of closed door meetings suggest that might not be the case, the Illinois Republican Party charged recently.

Illinois population dropping sharply

By Tabitha Fleming | Mar 1, 2017

The state of Illinois is losing people faster than any other state in the Midwest.

Illinois faces continued economic downturn, think tank reports

By Tabitha Fleming | Mar 1, 2017

Illinois lawmakers are considering a multibillion-dollar tax hike that the Illinois Policy Institute says may worsen the state’s already weakened economy.