Latest News on Illinois Tax Policy Issues
 The Associated Press | Governor calls for special session on budget Chicago Sun-Times, United States - Blagojevich on Wednesday called on the General Assembly to return to Springfield on July 9 and 10 to fix the shortfall in the 2009 budget passed by ... Governor's special session won't rouse General Assembly Tribune staff report Illinois Gov. Calls Special Session |
Sales tax too small? Chicago Tribune, United States - The way that the politicians and the sleeping electorate operate in Illinois, 10.25 percent will be the good old days. According to all of the tax increases ... Chicagoans now paying nation's highest sales tax Chicago, Illinois Charges Highest Sales Tax Across The US At 10.25 ... Cook County - Chicago --> Highest Taxes in the Nation: 10.25% |
 Illinois Farm Bureau | Governor Calls Special Session Next Week Illinois Farm Bureau, IL - This afternoon, the Illinois House called a Committee of the Whole meeting for July 9th to discuss the FY 2009 budget. Kay Shipman will have more on this ... Minimum wage goes up for Illinois workers Blagojevich Calls Special Session of Legislature |
State rape crisis funding restored after threatened cuts Kankakee Daily Journal, IL - The 33 crisis centers across Illinois found themselves caught in a budget tug-of-war after the governor threatened to cut $1.5 billion from state-supported ... |
State of emergency looms in Illinois Chicago Daily Herald, IL - If the government cannot hold up its end of the partnership to serve the vulnerable, it will cause a state of emergency unlike any we have seen in Illinois. ... |
Durbin channels Adams: use freedom well Baltimore Sun, United States - Dick Durbin, Democrat of Illinois. "Last week, Republican Senators blocked a bill protecting the ability of many Medicare beneficiaries to see the doctor of ... |
Outdoor activities are always in season St. Louis Post-Dispatch, United States - And with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the Missouri Department of Conservation both adding online application processes to their ... |
Tax time: County collecting property taxes Alton Telegraph, IL - By SANFORD J. SCHMIDT EDWARDSVILLE - The county's property tax collection effort is going smoothly this year after tax bills went out in late May. ... Meeting for taxpayers |
Moody's: States lacking budgets may affect ratings Forbes, NY - AP 07.03.08, 3:11 PM ET California, Illinois and Massachusetts have yet to adopt budgets for the fiscal year that began Tuesday, a situation that could ... |
 WSIL TV | State’s budget is ‘a game of chicken’ Geneseo Republic, IL - By Lisa Depies The start of the new fiscal year, July 1, arrived in Illinois without the state having a new budget in place to cover spending for the next ... Blagojevich Steps Up Monitoring Of Gas Pump Accuracy Governor Rod Blagojevich joins Don Wade & Roma Governor Blagojevich to Step Up Gas Station Inspections |