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House unanimously passes bill to let Illinois parents leave teens …
Mar 3, 2022 · The Illinois House unanimously passed a bill to eliminate the nation’s strictest standard for how old children must be to be left home alone, now set at age 14. The bill lets parents decide when ...
‘Millionaire tax’ being backed by Illinois voters
Nov 5, 2024 · The “millionaire tax” was being OK’d by Illinois voters, with 60.3% voting “yes” on the advisory question about raising taxes on residents earning over $1 million a year to fund property ...
Illinois records 10th straight year of population decline
Dec 19, 2023 · According to the Illinois Policy Institute, the loss was driven by 83,839 people leaving the state, or 1 every 6 minutes and 16 seconds.. The Lincoln Poll, conducted by the Illinois Policy ...
‘Inclusionary zoning’ excludes Chicago’s poor from housing
Nov 28, 2024 · Chicago city leaders since 2007 have imposed “inclusionary zoning” to try to fix the problem. While well-intentioned, it has kept housing expensive and supply low.
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The history of Illinois’ fiscal crisis | Illinois Policy
Illinois’ fiscal collapse is the culmination of decades of budget gimmicks and taxes used to paper over the state’s structural spending problems and misplaced priorities that favor special ...
‘Millionaire tax’ proposal would hike income tax rates by 62% for ...
Oct 28, 2024 · Illinois voters will see a series of non-binding advisory questions appearing on their November ballots. One of which is to change Illinois’ income tax structure from a single flat rate to a ...
Illinois’ new budget ends statewide grocery tax
May 29, 2024 · The new state budget eliminates the 1% grocery tax, placing Illinois with 37 other states by 2026. But the bill gives municipalities the option to implement their own tax without voter approval.