temporary income tax increase

Illinois government has been stuck in a rut for going on 18 months now, and much of the attention has centered on the fight between Governor Bruce Rauner…

Bipartisan working groups are currently trying to find a way out of the budget impasse. But the crisis could have been prevented long before the battle…

The following is an op-ed written by Mike Lawrence for the Institute of Government and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois. Lawrence was a…

Illinois House Democrats have given up on extending a temporary income tax increase and have begun working on a scaled-back state spending plan. Speaker…

Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner is criticizing House Democrats for adopting budget measures without an approved plan to pay for them.…

The temporary income tax hike Illinois lawmakers are considering extending is costing the typical taxpayer about $1,100 more this year, according to…

The Civic Federation is releasing a new proposal it says will balance Illinois' budget, eliminate its bill backlog and reduce taxes. The plan includes…