Wilmette School District 39 Continues to Mislead Public, Cover Up Illegal Ballot Language
View release as a PDF WILMETTE, IL – Despite a recent change to the property tax code that clarifies how property tax increases are calculated, Wilmette School District 39 is choosing to continue its campaign to mislead residents over the illegal ballot language they used in a recent referendum that underestimated tax increases by more [...]
TUA Opposes 7 Tax-Increase Referenda Scheduled For March 20 Election
Click here to view as a PDF. CHICAGO–The president of Taxpayers United of America (TUA) today announced that the taxpayer organization is opposing 7 tax-increase referenda that will appear on the March 20 ballot in Illinois. “This is the largest number of tax-increase referenda appearing on a single date we have opposed since 1982,” [...]
TUA vs. Illinois Tollway Authority & AG Madigan: The Sequel – February 7th!
February 7, 2012: Judge Rita Novak, of the Cook County Circuit Court, will hear arguments to roll back the 90 percent January 1st toll tax increase, and end the tollway system in Illinois. In its amended complaint, Taxpayers United of America, (“TUA”), claims the Tollway Authority violated several statuatory requirements. If the court agrees, it [...]
Tax Accountability: Candidates Are Not Endorsed By Us Unless We Say They Are Endorsed
CHICAGO–The chairman of Tax Accountability (TAC), the political action arm of Taxpayers United of America (TUA), today issued a statement warning candidates for office that they must refrain from stating or implying they have been endorsed by Tax Accountability unless the organization specifically states that it has endorsed them. “Candidates must return our questionnaire and [...]
TUA Speaks Out Against Burke’s Bodyguard
Taxpayers United of America President Jim Tobin spoke out against Ald. Burke’s wasteful spending to ABC 7 News Tuesday night. Watch the video below. Source: ABC 7 News
Surprise! Two State Income Tax Raisers Get Cushy Cook County Jobs!
Click here to view this News Advisory as a PDF. Two lucky persons from Oak Lawn who were appointed to fill terms in the Illinois General Assembly, who voted for Gov. Patrick Quinn’s humungous 67% state income tax increase, ended up with cushy jobs with cash-strapped Cook County, according to a report published by the [...]
95% of Illinois Taxpayers Held Hostage by State Pension Cartel
View as PDF Chicago –Pension reform could be easy if there were no government-union bosses — and the votes they deliver — according to Taxpayers United of America (TUA). “The entire State of Illinois has been brought to its knees by about 5% of its population,” said Rae Ann McNeilly, TUA executive director. “The debt [...]
May 08, 2013 | Categories: blog, Commentary, Illinois, Items of Interest, Latest, News Advisory, Pension Reform | 1 Comment »