Category: NTUI in the News

Cook County Sales Tax 0

Cook County Sales Tax

There was a tax protest in front of the Thompson Center in Chicago on Tuesday, July 1st to oppose the $500 million Cook County Sales Tax increase.  NTUI was there to speak and can...

Television coverage 0

Television coverage

On May 27, 2008 Jim Tobin was interviewed by Chicagoland TV (CLTV) and Fox TV Chicago to discuss huge increases in total state revenue since 2003 and the 2,500 government pension millionaires.

Jim Tobin on Fox TV Chicago 0

Jim Tobin on Fox TV Chicago

Jim Tobin was interviewed this morning at Fox TV Chicago to discuss NTUI and the fight against higher taxes, including Senate Bill 2288. This was great publicity as we had a record number of...

NTUI launches media campaign 0

NTUI launches media campaign

The National Taxpayers United of Illinois is launching a media campaign to oppose Senate Bill 2288 which would raise your state income tax by 67%. Three radio commercials have already been produced and you...

NTUI Springfield press conference 0

NTUI Springfield press conference

Jim Tobin held a press conference today in Springfield, Il to expose the state revenue “crisis.” 12 members of the press were on hand, including, the local ABC tv affiliate channel 20, WGN Radio...

The following is a partial transcript of Jim Tobin’s remarks before the state House Mass Transit Committe on January 16, 2008 0

The following is a partial transcript of Jim Tobin’s remarks before the state House Mass Transit Committe on January 16, 2008

1/16/2008 Today’s Chicago Tribune reports 320,000 people take CTA bus routes facing elimination.  However, this represents approximately 160,000 people riding to and from their house.  The proposed cuts affect only 5 percent of the...

Do Taxes Really Hit Us As Hard As We Think? 0

Do Taxes Really Hit Us As Hard As We Think?

10/25/2007 Jim Tobin is interview by the Chicago Tribune about whether Illinois is a low tax state. Click here for the the Article.

INCOME TAX HIKE STALLED! MEDIA LOOKS TO NTUI FOR ANSWERS 0

INCOME TAX HIKE STALLED! MEDIA LOOKS TO NTUI FOR ANSWERS

Jim Tobin appeared WTTW-TV’s “Chicago Tonight” for the second time recently on August 6, 2007. Sunday, June 24, 2007, starting at 9:13 a.m., NTUI President Jim Tobin appeared on WLS Channel 7’s ABC Morning...