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Analyst: Millionaires tax could hurt state competitiveness amid renewed push

November 13, 2026

(The Center Square) – As a push for a statewide millionaire tax is being renewed in Chicago ahead of state…

November 13, 2026

(The Center Square) – The Tax Foundation’s annual State Tax Competitiveness Index ranks Illinois 38th out of 50 states. …

November 13, 2026

(The Center Square) – As the Illinois General Assembly considers stadium legislation, the list of potential sites for a new…

November 13, 2026

(The Center Square) – Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe is urging Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker to take corrective action after Kehoe…

November 13, 2026

(The Center Square) – The newly-formed Northern Illinois Transit Authority is engaging with counties, public transit riders and transit experts…

November 13, 2026

(The Center Square) – The Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability has named three members of the Chicago Police…

November 12, 2026

(Legal Newsline) — A federal judge has tossed an attempt by a library board member in troubled suburban Dolton to…

November 12, 2026

(The Center Square) – Legislation to change the state’s death tax credit could help families hold on to their farms…

November 12, 2026

(The Center Square) – After more than two years, a back and forth over a state law between credit card…

November 12, 2026

(The Center Square) – Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs says his office bought $50 million in Republic of Poland Bonds…

November 12, 2026

(The Center Square) – A ban on the sale of intoxicating hemp products by some retailers in Illinois took effect…

November 12, 2026

(The Center Square) – A strong labor market is helping to boost Illinois tax revenues, but an economics professor says…