Pat Quinn Taxes

The 'Great Recession' For Most Of Illinois, Pay Raises For Quinn's Staff

Posted 05.25.2011

Early last month, the Associated Press released a damaging report that Governor Pat Quinn handed out hefty pay raises to 35 staffers as the state was ...

Vote Looms On Income Tax Hike

AP | Kurt Erickson | Posted 05.25.2011

SPRINGFIELD -- A proposed 50 percent increase in the state income tax could be voted on in the Illinois House as early as Friday. With the clock tick...

Quinn Tweaks Tax Plan To Court Votes

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 05.25.2011

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Republican lawmakers on Wednesday rejected appeals for their help in raising taxes to fill the state's massive budget defici...

Pat Quinn Opening 2008 Income Tax Returns To Public

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Gov. Pat Quinn announced Monday that he is making copies of his 2008 income tax returns available for public review. The results, according to figures...

Quinn's Tax Plan Would Hike Cost Of Shampoo, Store-Bought Starbucks And Iced Tea Drinks

Daily Herald | Nicole Milstead | Posted 05.25.2011

Illinoisans suffering from dry, flaky scalps and chafing rashes could soon find themselves paying a bit more for shampoos and lotions on store shelves...

Lisa Madigan Says Income Tax Hike 'Almost Impossible,' Hints At Gubernatorial Race Theme

Aurora Beacon News | ROWENA VERGARA | Posted 05.25.2011

Madigan also touched on the state budget deficit, which Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn has estimated at approximately $12 billion. One funding source that legisl...

Blagojevich Called Impeachment Trial 'A Hijacking,' Majority Of Voters Disagree

The Huffington Post | Ben Goldberger | Posted 05.25.2011

In interview after interview, Rod Blagojevich likened the Illinois Senate trial that made him the first governor in state history to be removed from o...