Category: Press

The Times | Tax activist to discuss county government pensions, salaries 0

The Times | Tax activist to discuss county government pensions, salaries

The Times highlighted TUA’s upcoming press conference in Ottawa, Illinois. Tax activist Jim Tobin, president of Taxpayers United of America, will discuss local pension and salary payouts during a public news conference at 11...

Kane County Chronicle | Study: Former area school superintendents get top pensions 0

Kane County Chronicle | Study: Former area school superintendents get top pensions

Findings from TUA’s pension project on Kane and Kendall counties are featured in this story from the Kane County Chronicle. Several former area school superintendents topped the list of those collecting the biggest pensions...

Morton Grove Champion | District 67 officials are taking a restrained approach to referendum 0

Morton Grove Champion | District 67 officials are taking a restrained approach to referendum

TUA’s work in helping Golf taxpayers oppose a property-tax-increase referendum was featured in the Morton Grove Champion. Officials in Golf Elementary School District 67 are taking a restrained approach to this month’s tax hike referendum,...

The Pantagraph | President of tax reform group calls for major changes to Illinois pensions 0

The Pantagraph | President of tax reform group calls for major changes to Illinois pensions

Findings from TUA’s pension project on Bloomington-Normal, Illinois, are featured in this story from The Pantagraph. BLOOMINGTON — Jim Tobin, president of Taxpayers United of America, is traveling throughout Illinois, including a stop Tuesday...

WGLT | National Taxpayers United campaigns against state pensions 0

WGLT | National Taxpayers United campaigns against state pensions

Findings from TUA’s pension project on Bloomington-Normal, Illinois, are featured in this story from WGLT. The head of a conservative anti tax group is publishing pension benefit amounts for retired McLean County teachers and...

Chicago Tribune | U.S. OKs turning Elgin-O'Hare into tollway 0

Chicago Tribune | U.S. OKs turning Elgin-O'Hare into tollway

Jim Tobin, President of Taxpayers United for America, was quoted in the Chicago Tribune on turning the Elgin-O’Hare into a tollway.  The federal government has signed off on an agreement allowing the Elgin-O’Hare Expressway...

Daily Chronicle | Group crunches pension numbers 0

Daily Chronicle | Group crunches pension numbers

Findings from TUA’s pension project on Dekalb, Illinois, are featured in this story from the Daily Chronicle. To see video of the story, click on the image below. DeKALB – Jim Tobin says the...