Cook County Commissioner Joan Murphy Breaks ILL. Taxpayer Protection Pledge
CHICAGO-The chairman of Tax Accountability 2007 today charged that Cook County Commissioner Joan Murphy (D-Crestwood) has broken the Illinois Taxpayer Protection Pledge she signed, with two witnesses, on January 11, 2006.
Taxpayers To Cook County Board: Kill Proposed $800 Million Sales Tax Increase Next Monday!
CHICAGO-The president of Illinois’ largest taxpayer organization today urged members of the Cook County Board to kill Board President Todd Stroger’s proposed 267% hike in the county’s portion of the sales tax, which will be considered and voted on next Monday, Oct. 1. Stroger has scheduled a meeting of the County Board immediately after the [...]
Taxpayers Say: Fire The 630 Overpaid CTA Employees!
CHICAGO-The president of Illinois’ largest taxpayer organization today recommended that the 630 CTA employees who would have to be fired in the “Doomsday” scenario-actually should be fired.
ITEF Comment Vol. XIII Issue 6
Illinois Taxpayers Beat Back State Income Tax Increase 14 Years In a Row June 30, 1989, is a date that remains indelibly etched in the memories-and wallets-of Illinois taxpayers. That was the day of the Illinois “Tax Massacre,” the day the Illinois General Assembly passed the largest state tax increases in the nation, under the [...]
