Whiteout Press | List of highest government pension recipients in US
Findings from TUA’s nationwide pension project are featured in this story from Whiteout Press. May 1, 2013. San Francisco. The taxpayer watchdog group Taxpayers United of America just released a list of the highest, multi-million dollar pension recipients from America’s government employee retirees. The details shed light on two ever growing concerns. One, government employees [...]
Fox 32 Chicago | Taxpayers United of America wants hiring freeze until pension crisis fixed
TUA’s recommendation for a freeze of all Illinois government-employee hiring was featured on Fox 32 Chicago. CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) – Taxpayers United of America wants the Illinois government to freeze employee hiring until pension reforms are enacted. Governor Quinn says he wants to hire 200 new state troopers this year, but the organization says there’s [...]
CBS 2 Chicago | 2 Investigators: State Police Retirees Draw Six-Figure Pensions
Findings from TUA’s pension project on retired Chicago police are featured in this story from CBS-2 Chicago. To see video of the story, click on the player below.
News Radio WJPF | Illinois Tax Freedom Day featuring Jim Tobin
Jim Tobin, President of Taxpayers United for America, appeared on News Radio WJPF to discuss Illinois Tax Freedom Day and TUA’s study on the highest pensions in Illinois. To listen, click on the image below.
Daily Herald | Why DuPage voters rejected property tax hikes
TUA’s work in helping local activists defeat 4 property-tax-increase referenda was featured in the Daily Herald. Experts used to say the best time to ask voters for a tax increase is when there are fewer of them at the polls. Tuesday’s election results in DuPage County show how much times have changed. Despite less than [...]
News Tribune | How much are you paying for someone else’s retirement?
Findings from TUA’s pension project on LaSalle County, Illinois, are featured in this story from the News Tribune. OTTAWA — About 80 percent of every tax dollar you pay goes directly into funding pension plans and salaries for local teachers, government officials and public sector union employees, said Jim Tobin, founder of Taxpayers United of [...]
Daily Herald | Watchdog group battles Dist. 10 over tax increase
TUA’s work in helping Itasca taxpayers oppose a property-tax-increase referendum was featured in the Daily Herald. A government watchdog group is leading opposition to a property tax increase Itasca Elementary District 10 is seeking to raise more money for operations. Now both sides are debating how much the proposed tax hike would cost property owners if [...]
The Times | Tax activist to discuss county government pensions, salaries
The Times highlighted TUA’s upcoming press conference in Ottawa, Illinois. Tax activist Jim Tobin, president of Taxpayers United of America, will discuss local pension and salary payouts during a public news conference at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Reddick Mansion, 100 W. Lafayette St., Ottawa, in the first-floor meeting room. Tobin, an independent investigator, is expected [...]
Kane County Chronicle | Study: Former area school superintendents get top pensions
Findings from TUA’s pension project on Kane and Kendall counties are featured in this story from the Kane County Chronicle. Several former area school superintendents topped the list of those collecting the biggest pensions among Kane County educators, according to a study released Tuesday by the Chicago-based organization, Taxpayers United Of America. “Illinois is in [...]
Morton Grove Champion | District 67 officials are taking a restrained approach to referendum
TUA’s work in helping Golf taxpayers oppose a property-tax-increase referendum was featured in the Morton Grove Champion. Officials in Golf Elementary School District 67 are taking a restrained approach to this month’s tax hike referendum, relying on information they provided during two previous failed votes to get supporters to the polls. The referendum, which would allow [...]
Cities 92.9 Newsroom | Complete Pension Overhaul on The Morning Rush
Jim Tobin, President of Taxpayers United for America, talked to Robert Rees, host of The Morning Rush on Cities Talk FM 92.9, to discuss TUA’s pension study on Bloomington-Normal, Illinois. To listen, click on the audio player below. (CITIES 92.9 NEWSROOM)-Taxpayers United of America is an organization that tries to fight against tax increases and wasteful spending. [...]
The Pantagraph | President of tax reform group calls for major changes to Illinois pensions
Findings from TUA’s pension project on Bloomington-Normal, Illinois, are featured in this story from The Pantagraph. BLOOMINGTON — Jim Tobin, president of Taxpayers United of America, is traveling throughout Illinois, including a stop Tuesday in Bloomington, pitching his ideas for pension reform. “Illinois is in horrible financial shape and yet taxpayers are still expected to [...]
WGLT | National Taxpayers United campaigns against state pensions
Findings from TUA’s pension project on Bloomington-Normal, Illinois, are featured in this story from WGLT. The head of a conservative anti tax group is publishing pension benefit amounts for retired McLean County teachers and government officials. “And the biggest problem with Illinois’s catastrophic financial system are these lavish gold-plated pensions.” Jim Tobin, the head of [...]
Chicago Tribune | U.S. OKs turning Elgin-O’Hare into tollway
Jim Tobin, President of Taxpayers United for America, was quoted in the Chicago Tribune on turning the Elgin-O’Hare into a tollway. The federal government has signed off on an agreement allowing the Elgin-O’Hare Expressway to be converted into a tollway, officials said this week. The decision will give the Illinois Tollway the authority to include [...]
Daily Chronicle | Group crunches pension numbers
Findings from TUA’s pension project on Dekalb, Illinois, are featured in this story from the Daily Chronicle. To see video of the story, click on the image below. DeKALB – Jim Tobin says the state’s pension system will collapse unless it switches from a defined-benefit system to a defined-contribution, 401(k)-type system, similar to what many [...]
Daily Herald | Conviction for molesting girl doesn’t stop retired Round Lake Beach cop’s pension
Jim Tobin, President of Taxpayers United for America, was quoted in an article from the Daily Herald on a convicted sex offender receiving a taxpayer-funded pension. Round Lake Beach taxpayers continue to provide a pension to a now-retired police officer who was convicted of molesting a 16-year-old girl while off duty and is on a [...]
NBC-13 Rockford | Group reveals pensions of DeKalb, NIU employees
Findings from TUA’s pension project on Dekalb, Illinois, are featured in this story from NBC-13 Rockford. To see video of the story, click below. WREX.com – Rockford’s News Leader
News Tribune | La Salle County to consider home rule
Jim Tobin, President of Taxpayers United for America, was quoted in an article from the News Tribune on LaSalle County’s considered use of home rule. OTTAWA — La Salle County Board members will begin discussion on reorganizing under “home rule” to give it broad taxation powers over the local sand mining industry. The idea, which [...]
Daily Herald | Which suburbs levy highest taxes per person?
Jim Tobin, President of Taxpayers United for America, was quoted in an article from the Daily Herald on local property taxes. Dede Wamberg doesn’t mind that her hometown of Barrington Hills collects nearly $1,618 in property taxes in a year for every resident of the tony suburb. She just wants the money spent wisely. “I [...]
ABC 7 Chicago | CDOT tests speed cameras at Chicago schools, parks
Jim Tobin, President of Taxpayers United for America, was quoted in a story from ABC 7 Chicago on Chicago’s new red light cameras. December 3, 2012 (CHICAGO) (WLS) – There are some new reasons to watch your speed when driving through some Chicago neighborhoods. Starting Monday, cameras will be monitoring how fast you drive. For the [...]
The Bugle | Westmont votes to end Home Rule status
Westmont’s historical repeal of Home Rule was featured in The Bugle. Westmont residents voted no to remain being a Home Rule community by a mere 51 percent of the vote. Becoming a non-Home Rule community, officials said, the village will have financial repercussions, including a loss of more than $2 million in tax revenues, which [...]
Daily Herald | Retired judge swaps criminal cases for red-light violations
TUA’s report on excessive pension amounts for retired Illinois judges was featured in a story for the Daily Herald. Henry “Skip” Tonigan III stares intently at the flickering images on a television screen in a large meeting room at the Lakemoor police station, waiting to see if the white car on the traffic video comes [...]
My Suburban Life | Westmont residents repeal home rule status
Westmont’s historical repeal of Home Rule was featured in mysuburbanlife.com. It looks like Westmont may be one of only five municipalities in the state of illinois since 1971 to repeal home rule via referendum. As of 11 p.m., with all 25 precincts in Westmont reporting, 4,530 residents have voted to repeal home rule while 4,273 [...]
Illinois State Police Pensions get Media Attention They Deserve
View as PDF CHICAGO—Taxpayers United of America (TUA) released Illinois State Police Pensions and garnered major media attention. Click here to read the release where we publish the ISP pension study and Jim Tobin calls on Gov. Quinn to freeze hiring until comprehensive pension reforms are passed. http://www.taxpayersunitedofamerica.org/uncategorized/6845 CBS 2 in Chicago secured an exclusive [...]
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