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Supreme Court set to rule on constitutional challenge over state retiree health insurance law
The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday is expected to decide whether a law requiring state retirees to start paying premiums for their health insurance is constitutional. -
Illinois should repeal the death tax
Of all Illinois’ taxes, its death tax is the most morbid. Only 15 states in the U.S. levy a tax on death, and Illinois has the second-highest rate.Death taxes include estate and inheritance taxes. They hit certain Illinois families hard. Farmers, investors and business owners often need substantial assets to generate a moderate income.Not only that. The death tax chases wealthy retirees out of the -
Judicial Retirement System among the weakest state plans; Local beneficiaries receive $2.2 million per year
Illinois legislators who altered pension plans of state employees exempted two groups with the weakest plans - themselves and judges. -
The five absurdities of Illinois’ Sunday car sales ban
Cronyism in the car industry didn’t start with Chicago’s ongoing attempt to control ride-share companies. In 1982, big car dealerships successfully lobbied to ban their competitors from making Sunday car sales. A generation of car buyers has lost out because of it. -
Michelle Bachmann at Madison County GOP dinner
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Fight fraud with voter ID law in Illinois
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Illinois unraveling
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How About Incentives for Illinois’ Real Job Creators?
MaischA lot of discussion has been given recently to several large businesses in Illinois who have gone to the Legislature and asked for tax incentives. As someone who represents 11,000 small businesses in Illinois, I don’t fault them for trying and for following the rules and the laws passed by the Illinois General Assembly.However, it strikes me that if Illinois lawmakers focused on making Illinois