(CHICAGO) – National Taxpayers United of Illinois (NTUI), the largest taxpayer group in the state, released its 11th non-partisan Tax Survey of the Illinois General Assembly, revealing the tax and spending records of every member of the 93rd General Assembly from January 2003 to January 2005. Read more →
The president of Illinois’ largest taxpayer organization today responded to Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley’s April 27 statement in which he supported substantially and permanently increasing the Illinois state income tax in exchange for a temporary, nominal decrease in property taxes. Jim Tobin, president of National Taxpayers United of Illinois (NTUI), said Illinois public schools are drowning in taxpayer dollars rather than being “under funded,” and called upon state legislators to cut spending rather than increasing the tax burden on overtaxed Illinois taxpayers. Read more →
FAIRFIELD-The chairman of the Illinois Forum today stated that the real reason for this year’s planned record-early adjournment of the Illinois General Assembly is the advancing Redfern Amendment to the Illinois Constitution. Read more →