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Recent News About Taxpayers United of America
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More protests planned by Illinois taxpayers looking for change
More protests are being planned by Illinois taxpayers seeking some relief for the steep property taxes that are being faced with in the state. -
Madison County civil docket Oct. 24-28
Madison County Circuit Judges Barberis, Crowder, Ruth, Mudge and Hylla have hearings scheduled on the civil docket for Oct. 24-28. -
St. Clair County real estate Sept. 20-30
Here is a list of recent real estate transactions for St. Clair County for Sept. 20-30. -
Madison County civil docket Sept. 26-30
Madison County Circuit Judges Mudge, Ruth, Matoesian, Crowder and Barberis have hearings scheduled on the civil docket for the week of Sept. 26-30. -
Take home pay of Madison County officials is four times higher than average worker, thanks to current salaries and pension payments
Four county officials and a state senator from Madison County combined earn close to $1 million annually in current salary and pension payments, all funded by taxpayers. -
Illinois work comp needs reform, critics say; Bloated government is ‘hindrance to progress, trade and prosperity’
Critics of bloated state government point to the Illinois Workers Compensation Commission (IWCC) as a prime example of inefficiency. -
Madison County civil docket Aug. 24-31
Madison County circuit judges have motion hearings scheduled for Aug. 24 and 26 next week and for Aug. 30 and 31 the following week. -
St. Clair County real estate Aug. 1-5
A Swansea home sold for $437,000. -
Madison County civil docket July 25-29
Close to 200 major civil cases are slated for Madison County's docket next week. -
The very expensive and cynical lesson David Werner taught us
More than 100,000 Illinoisans have graduated from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville during its nearly 60 years of operation. -
Report: Union employee funding practice costs taxpayers
CHICAGO – A recent report reveals the legal practice of “official time,” under which government agencies pay staff on a full-time basis to work for a labor union rather than for taxpayers, comes with a hefty price tag. -
Madison County real estate June 14-30
A home at 2014 Golf Course Dr. in Edwardsville sold for $630,000 on June 20. -
TUA sees stopgap budget as temporary fix to CTU's demands
While the state's stopgap budget adopted on the eve of a new fiscal year has for now satisfied the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), a taxpayer watchdog believes it's just a matter of time before more demands are made known. -
TUA: Retired state leaders living high off the hog at taxpayers expense
The $147,477-plus former Governor James Thompson receives in annual state pension payments shines a light on a pension system that's essentially bankrupt, eroding the middle class, and creating classes of retired ¨have's¨ and ¨have-nots,¨ according to Taxpayers Union of America's latest study. -
Two SIU retirees among top 400 pensioners in the state, report says
Two Edwardsville pensioners, whose combined annual pension is almost $476,000, made the top 400 in Tax Payers United of America's 10th Annual Report of Illinois State Pensions. -
Madison County civil docket June 27-July 1
More than 200 major civil cases are on Madison County's docket the week of June 27. -
Madison County civil docket June 20-24
More than 40 Law Division cases are docketed for the week of June 20 in Madison County Circuit Court. -
Madison County civil docket April 25-29
Madison County Circuit Judges Ruth, Crowder, Mudge and Hylla have hearings scheduled on the civil docket for the week of April 25-29. -
Illinois lawmakers say they're open to some higher education reforms
Some state lawmakers on both sides of the aisle seem open to at least a few of the reform ideas recently proposed by an Illinois think tank to help reduce higher education costs and make colleges and universities more affordable to students in the state. -
Former SIUE chancellor among highest paid SURS' beneficiaries
Former Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville chancellor David Werner is among the highest paid beneficiaries of a state pension system that has $22.4 billion in unfunded liability.