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“Many Illinoisans sense their property taxes are out of control, but not all of them know more than 60 percent of property-tax revenue goes toward their local school districts.”

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE Illinois school district consolidation provides path to efficiency, lower tax burdens by Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner May 2016 Illinois has the most units of local government of any state in the country. Many of its nearly 7,000 … Continue reading

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In 2015, Illinois has a stunning loss of 105,000 people to other states, causing population to shrink by 22,000

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE Illinois Losing 1 Resident Every 5 Minutes to Out-Migration by Michael Lucci December 23, 2015 The U.S. Census Bureau report released Dec. 22 is compelling evidence that Illinois needs pro-growth, pro-jobs reforms. The report shows that Illinois … Continue reading

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