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Metro-East area taxpayers would pay an extra $117M if Democrats’ tax hike becomes law
Metro-East area taxpayers would see a total of $117 million in state income tax increases if a tax hike measure passed by the Democrat-controlled Illinois State Senate becomes law. -
Judge Matoesian grants final approval of class action settlement over Papa John’s delivery fees sales tax
Madison County Circuit Judge Andreas Matoesian granted final approval of a settlement in a class action alleging Pape John’s Pizza wrongly charged sales tax on delivery fees. -
Illinois law granting hospitals tax exemption struck down by appellate court as unconstitutional
A state appellate panel has struck down an Illinois law providing tax exemptions to hospitals, saying lawmakers erred under the state constitution in believing hospitals should be able to avoid paying property taxes because they may provide enough benefits to their communities to offset the millions of dollars in tax revenue lost to cities, counties, school districts and other local property tax-collecting entities. On Jan. 5, a three-justice panel of the Illinois Fourth District Appellate Cour -
Supreme Court strikes down so-called Amazon tax law; Karmeier dissents
Karmeier BurkeA 2011 state law that imposed a tax on out-of-state Internet retailers is unconstitutional, the Illinois Supreme Court held today.In a 6-1 decision, the high court affirmed a lower court ruling that struck down the so-called “Amazon tax law” because it failed to meet the substantial nexus requirement for state taxes under the Commerce Clause and was preempted by a federal law prohibiting -
Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal from Madison County school district
The Illinois Supreme Court has agreed to weigh in on a Madison County school district’s dispute with an area refinery and the state’s Pollution Control Board. -
Provena decision could have 'chilling effect' on hospitals, lawmaker says
Clayborne A two-year-old Illinois Supreme Court decision that snatched the property tax exemption from a central Illinois hospital could have a "chilling effect" on all state hospitals, says an area lawmaker. -
STAR Bonds a distraction to state's serious challenges
Haine The current fiscal environment simply does not allow the State to grant lavish new incentives for a single, speculative real estate project. The proposed STAR Bonds development is simply too risky. -
UTC promoters exploiting 'anxiety and fear' among workforce, legislators say
Haine (at the podium) and Hoffman (left) call the UTC project "too risky" during a press conference last month. Kern is at center. State legislators from the Metro-East are criticizing promoters of a large-scale retail project in Glen Carbon saying their "cynical 'jobs' drumbeat" is "an attempt to exploit the anxiety and fear" of the area's suffering workforce. -
Developer predicts STAR bonds will pass this year; job estimates rely on software
COLLINSVILLE - Developers of the proposed University Town Center (UTC) in Glen Carbon released a study Thursday that predicts 12,700 construction jobs would be created over the course of 14 years. -
STAR bonds fizzle out
We all have our jobs to do, but sometimes those jobs put us in opposition to each other. Feelings get hurt, differences harden, and compromise becomes near impossible. -
Study: STAR bonds would have significant negative impacts
Holbrook Communities surrounding the proposed University Town Center (UTC) development in Glen Carbon could lose more than $400 million in annual retail sales, according to a new economic impact study. -
STAR bonds amendment to mental health bill stalls
Clayborne SPRINGFIELD – Senate Majority Leader James Clayborne of Belleville can't gather a majority behind state sponsorship of a tourist attraction and mall at Glen Carbon. -
More groups are opposed to STAR bonds legislation
Holbrook Citizen action groups are lining up against legislation that would divert state sales tax revenue to support development of a giant retail and recreation project at the crossroads of Interstate 255 and 270 in Madison County. -
Mayors opposing STAR bonds say legislation would drain tax bases
Holbrook The Southwestern Illinois Council of Mayors is telling state legislators to vote against a bill that would funnel sales tax to developers of a 900-acre retail project in Glen Carbon. -
SC Johnson attorney asks for funds owed under Buske settlement
An attorney for S.C. Johnson and Sons Inc. has asked the Madison County court to release funds the company says it is owed from the settlement of its claims in the divorce of an Edwardsville couple. -
Mayors expected to issue protest letter over STAR bonds proposal
Eckert A group of Metro-East mayors will be calling on state law makers to reject legislation that would funnel state sales tax to developers of a 900-acre retail development in Glen Carbon.