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Illinois Taxes

Stroger and Madigan Meet Econ 101

Paras Bhayani | Posted 10.08.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Arthur Laffer, Tragedy of the Commons, Todd Stroger, Michael Madigan, Cook County Board, Mayor Daley, Mark Walker, Chicago Taxes, Illinois Taxes, Gregory Mankiw, Laffer Curve, Cook County Sales Tax, Chicago News
Paras Bhayani

Pity Todd Stroger, the embattled Cook County Board chief who, having served the machine faithfully, is now being tossed under the bus as voters turn their ire on tax-happy politicians.

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State Tax Revenues Down Almost $600M From Last Year

Chicago Tribune | Monique Garcia | Posted 10.06.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Budget, Illinois Budget Deficit, Illinois Tax Revenue, Illinois Taxes, Chicago News

The state's money woes are worse than predicted due to plummeting tax revenues and an unprecedented number of unpaid bills, the Illinois comptroller's...

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Tax Day (Dis)Honor Roll: Illinois' Most Notorious Tax Cheating Politicians

Ben Strauss | Posted 05.16.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Taxes, Illinois Taxes, Otto Kerner, Tax Evasion, Illinois Tax Cheats, George Ryan, Illinois Tax Evaders, Larry Bloom, Tax Day, Paul Powell, William Stratton, Arenda Troutman, Moe Rosenberg, Illinois Corruption, Tax Returns, William Scott, Illinois Tax Fraud, Al Capone, Harold Washington, Silver Shovel, Politician Taxes, Chicago News
Ben Strauss

Among the damning evidence against Troutman was a recording of her saying, "Most aldermen, most politicians are ho's."

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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...

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Taxpayers Could Cover Government Pension Shortfall

Daily Herald | James Fuller | Posted 11.29.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Budget, Illinois Budget Deficit, Illinois Taxes, IMRF, Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, Louis Kosiba, Chicago News

Illinois taxpayers may soon be called on to bail out what is arguably the best-funded public pension plan in the state thanks to $3.6 billion in fund ...

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