CHICAGO—The president of Illinois’ largest taxpayer organization today charged that State Comptroller Dan Hynes is attempting to drum up support for increases in state taxes by implying that revenues from the sales tax and...
(CHICAGO) — National Taxpayers United of Illinois (NTUI), Illinois’ largest taxpayer organization, has released its 12th non-partisan Tax Survey of the Illinois General Assembly, revealing the tax and spending records of every member of...
Raising Illinois State Income Tax Is Political Kiss-of-Death Illinois politicians usually get away with small tax hikes, but raising the Illinois state income tax has proven to be a political kiss-of-death. State legislators and...
CHICAGO-The president of Illinois’ largest taxpayer organization today urged members of the Cook County Board to kill Board President Todd Stroger’s proposed 267% hike in the county’s portion of the sales tax, which will...
Dear Illinois Representative in Congress, As a taxpayer in Illinois, I urge you to oppose any increase in federal cigarette excise taxes. Raising federal cigarette excise tax rates from $.31 per pack to $1.00...
No “Revenue Crisis” As Total State Revenue Climbs $2.8 Billion In FY 2007 For the fifth year in a row, since ITEF began tracking state revenue, total Illinois state revenue is up from the...
Proposed State Income Tax Increase Will Not Cut Deficit, Only Increase Pension Benefits Total Illinois state revenues increased four billion dollars for fiscal year ending June 30, 2006. As the late U.S. Senator Everett...
CHICAGO-The proposed state income tax hike contained in HB750, currently in its second reading on the Illinois House floor, would be used mainly to fund lavish retirement pensions and benefits of public school teachers,...
State Tax Revenue On The Rise For 5th Straight Year But Tax Hogs Want More A little more than halfway into Fiscal Year 2007, the state has already raked in approximately a half-billion more...
CHICAGO-The president of Illinois’ largest taxpayer group today stated that officials from J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 are acting just like the children in their schools, if not worse. When a child...
