Johnson’s 2025 Chicago budget breaks property tax promise
Oct 30, 2024 · Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson delivered his 2025 budget Oct. 30, including a nearly $1 billion deficit, runaway spending and low revenues that have him breaking his …
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Illinois needs responsible Tier 2 pension reform
Nov 14, 2024 · The concern arises because Tier 2’s maximum pensionable salary is growing more slowly than the Social Security wage base. In 2011, both were set at $106,800, but by …
How to get your Illinois driver’s license on your phone
Jul 18, 2024 · How to get your Illinois driver’s license on your phone. Legislation allowing Illinois residents to carry a digital driver’s license or ID on their smartphone will take effect in 2025.
Illinois state pension debt climbs to $144B
Dec 16, 2024 · Illinois makes some of the largest pension contributions of any state to fund its systems. According to Wirepoints research, the annual average growth rate of Illinois pension …
9 years of decline: Expect Chicago to be No. 4 behind Houston by …
May 16, 2024 · Chicago’s population first began declining in 2015. Since then the city has lost more than 128,000 residents. Last year’s population drop was the third-worst of any city in the …
4,098 Chicagoans killed in gang crime in 20 years - Illinois Policy
Dec 30, 2024 · 4,098 Chicagoans killed in gang crime in 20 years. Chicago gang crime declined to its lowest level in the past two decades in 2023, but the numbers may be more about gangs …
Who is running for judge in Illinois in 2024?
Oct 17, 2024 · On Nov. 5 Illinoisans will vote to elect two Illinois Supreme Court justices and nine appellate court justices, and whether to retain four sitting appellate court justices.
Some Montgomery County residents see 1,400% property tax hike
Nov 22, 2024 · Residents in Central Illinois are feeling sticker shock from exponential property tax growth. One woman’s $756 property tax bill is skyrocketing to $10,000 in one year.