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From Prairie State Wire
Despite Senate raving about $38.5 billion bipartisan budget for FY2019, the numbers don't add up
The $38.5 billion budget passed without a revenue estimate is not what it seems.
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From Prairie State Wire
Population falling, but Illinois government leaders agree to spend, borrow more
Illinois state government leaders say they will spend a record $38.5 billion and borrow an estimated $11.5 billion over the next year, according to a fiscal year 2019 budget plan approved by Gov. Bruce Rauner.
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Kessem posts flier reaffirming her stance on taxes, opposition to housing project
Ammie Kessem is urging voters in the 19th House District to voice their opposition to a housing project on Northwest Highway by voting for her in her race against Rep. Robert Martwick (D-Chicago).
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Homeowners need to learn about property assessment in wake of Berrios scandal
Austin Berg seems to think it would be a wise investment for all Illinois property owners to take a crash course on how their property is assessed.
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Earle STEM Elementary chess team seeks funding
A funding shortage is threatening to put an end to an award-winning Chicago Public Schools chess team.
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Chicago police pension bailout may be derailed by out-migration, financial expert says
Chicago’s police pension bailout in the General Assembly's budget deal this summer could be derailed if the state continues to empty out as Illinoisans flee for better tax climates and opportunities elsewhere, a researcher for a fiscal advocacy group said.
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Donation makes chess championship possible for Earle STEM Academy students
A chess team at Englewood’s Earle STEM Academy recently received a donation from the Illinois Policy Institute.
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Chicago red-light violators urged to step on it regarding reprieves
Decision day is near for more than 1 million Chicagoans.
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'This will never, ever end'; Chicago schools demand more even as they hemorrhage students
Such is the lament of Mark Glennon, founder of WirePoints Illinois Financial News, when speaking to Chicago City Wire about the fiscal black hole that the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) system has apparently become.
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Chicago Teachers Pension Fund described as bottomless pit into which Illinois dumps fortune
Fiscal experts are warning that Chicago Public Schools (CPS) will be back for more once the revenue raised from yet another increase in property taxes disappears into the fiscal black hole that is the Chicago Teachers Pension Fund (CTPF).
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With taxes moving up, more Chicagoans are moving out
More people left Chicago between May 1 and Aug. 31 -- peak moving season – than any other city in the nation this year.
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Proft to offer insight into Illinois politics at City Club of Chicago event
Illinois residents with an interest in local politics won’t want to miss the "State of Illinois Politics" talk from Dan Proft on Nov. 6 presented by the City Club of Chicago.
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More and more people blowing out of Windy City at startling rate
More people left Chicago this summer than any other city in the country, according to United Van Lines, and the Illinois Policy Institute puts blames the high tax rates.
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Rauner tax credit program called silver lining in tarnished school funding bill
Ted Dabrowski doesn't see the state's new school funding formula as the miracle so many legislators contend that it is.
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Chicago Public Schools financial crisis described as lesson not learned
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) should have already learned the lessons of poor financial management, Ted Dabrowski, vice president of policy at the Illinois Policy Institute, contended on a recent episode of "Illnois Rising."
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Chicago radio hosts argue caricature of racism is not itself racism
Maze Jackson and journalist Charles Thomas took to the air to defend a controversial cartoon on the Illinois Policy Institute's website during a recent edition of Chicago's WVON "Morning Show."
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Chicago soda tax called one of most draining on consumers
You'll need to dig deep to pop for a soda in the Chicago area, according to the Better Government Association (BGA), which says the new Cook County beverage tax has made it one of the most expensive places in the United States for soft drinks.
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Rauner accuses Madigan of legislative extortion on education bill
Gov. Bruce Rauner believes House Speaker Mike Madigan practices "legislative extortion," hurting the state in order to advance his own agenda, according to remarks Rauner made on a Chicago radio show recently.
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Income tax hike adds salt to Illinoisans' property tax wound, policy pro contends
Before the recently passed budget, Illinoisans could at least point to their 3.75 percent state income tax rate as being relatively low, even if their property taxes are relatively high, a policy pro said on a Chicago-based radio program recently.
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Challenger pleads with D'Amico to stop the 'suffering' in Illinois
Rep. John D’Amico (D-Chicago) had the chance to keep Illinoisans from suffering any more than they already do, but he ignored it, Amanda Biela said in a press release recently.