• 
  

• Hot Topics

  NBC TV 17 coverage of NTUI's Springfield Press Conference
  
  Revenue Analysis FY2010
  
  Roll Call Votes - Income Tax Hike
  
  Illinois Top 100 Pension Payouts
  
  95th General Assembly Tax Survey (2007-2008)
  
  94th General Assembly Tax Survey (2005-2006)
  
  For federal tax issues, visit NTU.org

• Categories

  • Foundation
  • News Releases
  • NTUI in the News
  • Reports
  • Uncategorized

• Archives

  • March 2010
  • February 2010
  • January 2010
  • December 2009
  • November 2009
  • October 2009
  • September 2009
  • August 2009
  • July 2009
  • June 2009
  • May 2009
  • April 2009
  • March 2009
  • February 2009
  • January 2009
  • December 2008
  • November 2008
  • October 2008
  • September 2008
  • August 2008
  • July 2008
  • June 2008
  • May 2008
  • April 2008
  • March 2008
  • February 2008
  • January 2008
  • December 2007
  • November 2007
  • October 2007
  • September 2007
  • July 2007
  • June 2007
  • May 2007
  • March 2007
  • February 2007
  • January 2007
  • December 2006
  • November 2006
  • October 2006
  • May 2006
  • April 2006
  • March 2006
  • December 2005
  • October 2005
  • July 2005
  • June 2005
  • May 2005
  • March 2005
  • February 2005
  • January 2005
  • December 2004
  • November 2004
  • August 2004
  • July 2004
  • May 2004
  • April 2004
  • March 2004
  • October 2003

Christina Tobin slams Morton District 201as they try to increase property taxes by $15 million per year. The above quote appeared in the Liberty Suburban newspaper “Berwyn - Cicero Life, also serving Stickney, Forest View, and the Island”.

Click here to view the article.

VIEW THE TRANSCRIPT

It’s Time To Cut Illinois’s Electricity Taxes

While lawmakers argue over extending the nine-year electricity rate freeze, Illinois Taxpayer Education Foundation examines Illinois tax policy on consumers electricity bills and comes to a startling conslusion. Most Illinois electricity consumers are paying more than a 10% tax rate on their electricity, and in Chicago the total tax bill is 18%. The City of Chicago electricity tax rate alone is 13%. The state isn’t doing too bad either after collecting $20 million more from electricity taxes this year over the previous year. It’s past time to cut electricity taxes in Illinois.

Click here to view the ITEF comment.

The proponents of HB750 and SB750 are making some completely false and outrageous claims about this massive tax hike. But have no fear, National Taxpayers United of Illinois President, Jim Tobin, is scheduled to appear on WTTW Channel 11’s “Chicago Tonight” on Tuesday, October 24rd.
Click here to view the News Release.

(CHICAGO) - National Taxpayers United of Illinois (NTUI), the largest taxpayer group in the state, released its 11th non-partisan Tax Survey of the Illinois General Assembly, revealing the tax and spending records of every member of the 93rd General Assembly from January 2003 to January 2005. Read more

Jeff Trigg’s letter was published in Crain’s Chicago Business that pointed out ridiculous electricity tax rates. “Illinois consumers of electricity are paying an overabundance of taxes that increase what consumers pay for electricity by more than 10% in many areas of the state and more than 15% in Chicago.”
Click here to view the article.