There's been a lot of buzz about Governor JB Pritzker's "progressive tax," so we asked Illinois Policy's Adam Schuster to break down the good and the bad for us.
With Illinois lawmakers taking up the topic of a progressive tax here in Illinois, Illinois Policy's Adam Schuster tells us why we should be very wary of it.
A new 5-cent statewide tax on plastic bags would hit up Illinois shoppers for as much as $23 million in state revenue. Chicago would be exempt from the new tax, since it already has a tax in place.
Illinois only has until the end of May to get a budget passed. So will we get the full-year balanced budget or another stopgap or impasse? Place your bets.