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Fighting corruption, high taxes, poverty, and barriers to progress and innovation in Illinois and Chicago.

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Illinois Policy
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Jun 23
🚨NEW POLL Just over 51% of Illinois voters say they would leave the state if given the opportunity. More than half cited high taxes as a top issue facing the state. This comes as Illinoisans shoulder the highest combined state and local tax rate in the nation, driving more
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Illinois Policy
@illinoispolicy
Oct 22
You cannot have a serious conversation about poverty in Chicago without addressing the city's violent crime. Lawmakers very often promise "economic development" and new programs to fix unemployment on the South and West sides. But the data shows that you simply cannot build a
Violent crime can hurt job opportunities in high-poverty neighborhoods
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Illinois Policy
@illinoispolicy
Oct 22
🚨NEW Chicago's net spending has surged by $4 billion in just seven years, hitting nearly $13 billion in 2026. The vast majority (76%) of this extraordinary budget growth is consumed entirely by pensions and city employee costs.
Chicago spending up $4 billion since 2019, mainly for pensions, personnel
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Illinois Policy
@illinoispolicy
Oct 21
For two years now, the talking point coming out of Springfield on the Bears has been “no bailout for billionaires.” But the @ChicagoBears didn't asked for one. Their position from day one was that they’d pay for their own stadium and wanted a reasonable property tax bill.
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Oct 20
NEW Illinois food stamp enrollment has fallen to a 13-year low of 1.44 million residents. However, the state's 14.67% state payment error rate, which is driven overwhelmingly by overpayments, means that taxpayers now face a looming $500 million federal penalty. The state’s
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