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Don’t Gamble on the Budget: Just Raise Taxes Says Quinn

9 November 2010

In one of the more bizarre statements this post-election season, Gov. Pat Quinn (D) of Illinois has advised the legislature that an alternative plan to raise revenue won’t work and instead, he wants to focus on raising the state’s income tax. Days after squeaking by in the gubernatorial race, Quinn told the Chicago Sun-Times that [...]

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Crack out the Binoculars, Chicago: Mayor Daley Will Pay You to Spy on Your Neighbor

28 October 2009

Times are tough in Chicago. You can only tax the citizenry so much – and Chicago already shares the distinction of being one of the most taxed cities in America. The solution? Enforcement. No big surprise there. But enforcement costs money. What if you could get your enforcement for free? What if… you could convince [...]

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Gov Pat Quinn Proposes More Taxes in IL: Residents Worry Air is Next

22 March 2009

Illinois residents have been willing to deal with some pretty steep tax increases. But Gov. Pat Quinn may have gone too far this time: Quinn wants to tax coffee and sweetened tea products in grocery stores in the same manner as soft drinks. Gov Quinn has also suggested raising taxes and fees on driver’s licenses [...]

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Philly, Philly, Philly: Or Where to Host BlogHer 2009

7 August 2008

In 2007, BlogHer was in Chicago (great location, wonderful city). In 2008, BlogHer was in San Francisco: I made no secret about my disappointment with SF. I had waited, it felt like, eons to make it there and, well, it was no great shakes. Lovely weather, beautiful buildings but crazy expensive as all get out [...]

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Chicago Struggles to Remain #1

24 July 2008

Chicago has the highest sales tax in the country with its newest sales tax increase and surprisingly, folks aren’t happy about it. So the politicians did what they always did – they argued about it. And here’s where it gets complicated. County Board President Todd Stroger had instituted the ordinance that actually raised the tax, [...]

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Are Sales Tax Rates Going Up As the Economy Goes Down?

5 May 2008

The semester before I left for law school, my best friend, Bren, and I packed our stuff into my old Buick Regal (the former family car), affectionately named “Bessie” because she looked like a cow. We were on a mission to examine East Coast law schools that were still on my short list. It was [...]

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Wow, Chicagoans Pay a Lot of Tax… And File Late

15 April 2008

We already knew that Chicago holds the distinction for the highest sales tax rate in the country… and apparently, it’s affected the population. Chicago also holds the top spot for tax filer procrastination. Who’s number 2? You’ll have to check out the list (psst – it’s not Philadelphia!).

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Looking to increase your sales tax burden? Move to Chicago!

3 March 2008

Your tourist souvenirs in the Windy City just got a little more expensive. As of November 2008, Chicago will become the most expensive city in the United States for paying sales tax. Cook County voted to double the county sales tax to 1.75% putting Chicago’s total sales tax bite at a whopping 10.25%. That officially [...]

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