Illinois Policy
Joseph Miscimarra. Joseph Miscimarra is a proponent of additional dwelling units, such as coach houses and granny flats. He supports a Chicago City Council ordinance that would expand and improve ...
Illinois state pension debt climbs to $144B
2024年12月16日 · 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 assets was 5.5% from ...
Illinois needs responsible Tier 2 pension reform
2024年11月14日 · 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 2024, the Social Security ...
5 principles to guide Illinois’ public pension reform
2025年1月16日 · 5 principles to guide Illinois’ public pension reform. With nearly $214 billion in state and local pension debt threatening both retirees and government finances, Illinois needs a new path forward.
Chicago’s hidden housing solution: How additional dwelling unit ...
3 天之前 · Introduction. Chicago is in the grip of a housing crisis that’s hurting families and driving away neighbors. Median home prices have soared to $368,000 in September 2024, up over 8% in the past ...
Pensions 101: Understanding Illinois’ massive, government-worker ...
The state’s pension crisis – the worst in the nation – hurts everyone in Illinois, from state workers and lower-income residents to retirees and taxpayers.. The growing cost of pensions has ...
Fixing Illinois pension crisis by amending nation’s most-restrictive ...
Illinois is home to one of the worst pension crises in the country.1 At 39% funded, according to the nonpartisan Pew Charitable Trusts, Illinois has the worst pension funding ratio of any state.2 ...
Regulatory reform can make housing more affordable for Illinois ...
Taxes are an obvious driver of high housing costs in Illinois. The state has the second-highest effective property tax rate in the nation at 2.08%, behind only New Jersey at 2.23%.
Amendment would allow Illinoisans to recall state leaders, local ...
5 天之前 · Illinoisans would have the chance to recall state and local politicians under a proposal in Springfield. A new proposal would let Illinoisans recall state lawmakers and local politicians through ...
Illinois Forward 2023: Only pension, budget reform can save …
The state projects deficits each year starting in 2023, with no extra revenue to fill them when federal aid expires in 2024. 9 Illinois Forward 2023 offers a path to balancing the budget with no ...