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Legislature Approved A $100 Million Tax On Business & Didn't Know It

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Bill Wheelhouse

Published September 16, 2014 at 6:00 AM CDT

The legislature easily approved a measure in the spring that will raise taxes on some of the largest Illinois businesses. Apparently they didn't know what they were passing. Bill Wheelhouse spoke with Paul Merrion of Crain's Chicago Business.

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Bill is a former general manager, economy reporter, Harvest correspondent and Statehouse Bureau Chief for NPR Illinois. He has won several awards including the Associated Press Best Investigative Reporter.

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