CHICAGO–The president of Illinois’ largest taxpayer organization today endorsed holding an Illinois State Constitutional Convention (“Con-Con”). The measure will appear on the November 4 statewide ballot to be approved or rejected by Illinois voters. Read more →
Taxpayers Say Striking Teachers Greedy and Overpaid
CHICAGO — The head of National Taxpayers United of Illinois (NTUI) today charged that striking teachers in Huntley’s Consolidated School District 158 not only do not deserve the pay hikes they are demanding, but that they are already “grossly overpaid.” The average base salary in 2007 at District 158 was $50,915 for nine months employment. Read more →
CHICAGO—The taxpayer initiative to end the state income tax on the statewide Massachusetts ballot, if successful, could spread across the nation, according to Jim Tobin, President of National Taxpayers United of Illinois (NTUI). The Massachusetts state board of elections recently certified that citizen activists have gathered 83,000 certified signatures to qualify an initiative for the November ballot to eliminate the state income tax. Read more →
