Sustainability| More...
 

Illinois Tax Increase

Quinn Reveals $1 Billion In Budget Cuts, Layoffs

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI and CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 08.31.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Budget, Illinois Budget Deficit, Pat Quinn, Illinois Budget Cuts, Pat Quinn Budget, Illinois Tax Increase, Pat Quinn Budget Cuts, Afscme, Chicago News

CHICAGO (AP) -- Gov. Pat Quinn used his new authority over the state budget on Friday to reduce spending cuts for programs that help abused children a...

Read Whole Story

Help! I'm Being Nibbled to Death by Ducks

Dan Rosenthal | Posted 07.30.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Parking Meters, Gas Prices, Chicago City Council, Chicago Olympics, Todd Stroger, Mayor Daley, Illinois Tax Increase, Recession, Chicago News
Dan Rosenthal

Our esteemed legislators in Springfield are getting their ducks in a row this week and when they're done, we'll be in for a nibbling like we never imagined.

Read Post

State GOP Leader: Quinn Acting Like Blagojevich Over Budget

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 07.13.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Budget, Pat Quinn, Rod Blagojevich, Pat Quinn Budget, Illinois Tax Increase, Christine Radogno, Chicago News

CHICAGO (AP) -- Illinois Republican leader Christine Radogno called it "morally unacceptable" for Gov. Pat Quinn to instill panic over threatened budg...

Read Whole Story

Lisa Madigan, Other State Officials Staying Mum On Tax Hike

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 07.10.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Budget, Illinois Budget Deficit, Pat Quinn, Dan Hynes, Alexi Giannoulias, Illinois Tax Increase, Lisa Madigan, Jesse White, Chicago News

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- As the governor and legislators struggle to balance the state budget, Illinois' other statewide elected officials are largel...

Read Whole Story

Quinn, Top Lawmakers Meeting Again To Try Solve Budget Impasse

AP | Posted 07.10.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Michael Madigan, Pat Quinn, Illinois Tax Increase, Illinois Budget, Christine Radogno, John Cullerton, Tom Cross, Chicago News

CHICAGO (AP) -- Gov. Pat Quinn and top lawmakers are headed into another round of budget negotiations amid dire warnings of massive service cuts. Qui...

Read Whole Story

Quinn Accuses Fellow Democrats Of Hurting The Poor (VIDEO)

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 07.03.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Tax Increase, Illinois Budget, Pat Quinn Tax Increase, Video, Pat Quinn, Chicago News

CHICAGO (AP) -- Eager to build support for an income tax increase to avoid deep budget cuts, Gov. Pat Quinn is resorting to a strategy his predecessor...

Read Whole Story

Quinn Promises 'Humane' But 'No Frills' Budget After Lawmakers Reject Income Tax Hike

AP | Posted 07.02.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Tax Increase, Illinois Budget, Pat Quinn, Illinois Income Tax Increase, Pat Quinn Budget, Chicago News

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Gov. Pat Quinn says he's confident Illinois will ultimately end up with a "humane" budget, but he cautions that it will be a...

Read Whole Story

Quinn Tweaks Tax Plan To Court Votes

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 06.27.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Tax Increase, Pat Quinn, Illinois Income Tax Increase, Pat Quinn Taxes, Chicago News

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

Read Whole Story

Quinn: Approve Tax Increase Or Face 'Doomsday Budget'

AP | Posted 06.08.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Budget, Pat Quinn, Michael Madigan, Illinois Income Tax Increase, Pat Quinn Budget, Illinois Tax Increase, John Cullerton, Chicago News

CHICAGO (AP) -- After 100 days on the job, Gov. Pat Quinn knows the next three weeks could matter the most. That's how long Quinn has before the legi...

Read Whole Story

Mark Kirk Tax Shooting: The Complete Statement (WATCH)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.18.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Taxes, Pat Quinn, Video, Mark Kirk Taxes, Mark Kirk Shooting Taxes, Mark Kirk, Illinois Tax Increase, Mark Kirk Shoot, Chicago News

Republican Congressman Mark Kirk was excoriated for saying that Illinoisans are so angry over Gov. Pat Quinn's proposed income tax hike that they're "...

Read Whole Story

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

Daily Herald | Nicole Milstead | Posted 04.25.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Starbucks, Illinois Tax Increase, Pat Quinn Taxes, Illinois Sales Tax, Chicago News

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

Read Whole Story

Illinois Tax Increase: Quinn Weighing Nearly Two-Dollar-A-Pack Cigarette Tax, Sales Tax Holiday

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 04.17.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Cigarette Tax, Illinois Budget Deficit, Pat Quinn, Illinois Income Tax Increase, Illinois Tax Increase, Sales Tax Holiday, Pat Quinn Budget Address, Chicago/Illinois, Chicago News

Smokers, drivers and many Illinois workers would be asked to pony up more money to balance the state budget under a plan being considered by Gov. Pat ...

Read Whole Story

Blagojevich On Quinn Tax Plan: I Told You So

Associated Press | Posted 04.13.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Blagojevich Quinn, Blagojevich Taxes, Rod Blagojevich, Quinn Tax Increase, Blagojevich Tax Plot, Illinois Tax Increase, Blago Tax Increase, Chicago News

Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich has a message for the people of Illinois: I told you so. Blagojevich released a statement Friday attacking his replacemen...

Read Whole Story

Even With Severe Budget Gap Voters Oppose Tax Hikes, Politicians Behind Them: Poll

Daily Herald | Dan Carden | Posted 04.09.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Income Tax, Illinois Tax Increase, Illinois Budget, Illinois Budget Deficit, Pat Quinn, Illinois Tax Hike, Chicago News

SPRINGFIELD - Illinois voters largely oppose raising taxes to balance the state's budget or improve roads and say they will vote out lawmakers who sup...

Read Whole Story

Senate Democrats Consider Tax Increase

STLtoday.com | Kurt Erickson | Posted 12.15.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Budget, Illinois Senate, Donne Trotter, Dan Hynes, Rod Blagojevich, James Clayborne, Illinois State Senate, Illinois Tax Increase, Illinois Taxes, Illinois Budget Problems, Illinois Senate Democrats, Chicago News

Democrats who control the Illinois Senate hinted Thursday that some kind of tax increase may be on the horizon. With the state's backlog of unpaid bi...

Read Whole Story