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	<title>National Taxpayers United of Illinois</title>
	<link>http://www.ntui.org</link>
	<description>Illinois' Largest Anti-Tax Group</description>
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		<title>Illinois Taxpayers&#8230;.Meet Your Enemies!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The beat of the drum grows louder and louder calling for massive state income tax increase. In both the Illinois House and Senate, Democrats representing Chicago and its suburbs are the primary sponsors of legislation that will increase the state income tax by 67% and the corporate tax by 44% resulting in a loss of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ntui.org/reports/illinois-taxpayersmeet-your-enemies</link>
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		<title>ITEF Comment Vol. XIV Issue 7</title>
		<description><![CDATA[TOTAL STATE REVENUES UP FOR SIXTH YEAR IN A ROW
CHICAGO- For the sixth year in a row, since ITEF began tracking state revenue, total Illinois state revenue is significantly up from the previous year, according to data from the Illinois Comptroller&#8217;s website. Total tax revenue for FY 2008 has increased $2.3 billion over FY 2007. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ntui.org/itef/itef-comment-vol-xiv-issue-7</link>
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		<title>NTUI on CBS 2 Chicago</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NTUI&#8217;s Alex Voorman was interviewed by CBS 2 Chicago regarding the $500 million Cook County sales tax increase.
The video can be seen here.
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		<link>http://www.ntui.org/ntui-in-the-news/ntui-on-cbs-2-chicago</link>
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		<title>Cook County Sales Tax</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There was a tax protest in front of the Thompson Center in Chicago on Tuesday, July 1st to oppose the $500 million Cook County Sales Tax increase.  NTUI was there to speak and can be seen on NBC 5 Chicago&#8217;s website.
Click here to link to the video on NBC&#8217;s website.
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		<link>http://www.ntui.org/ntui-in-the-news/cook-county-sales-tax</link>
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		<title>ITEF Comment Vol. XIV Issue 6</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO PENSION TALKS A STEP IN RIGHT DIRECTION

CHICAGO-The pension reform committee of Chicago has at last taken a bold step in solving their ballooning pension liabilities.  They are talking about shifting newly hired city employees from the current pension system to a defined-contribution 401(k) retirement plan.  This is a step in the right direction if [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ntui.org/itef/itef-comment-vol-xiv-issue-6</link>
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		<title>ITEF Comment Vol. XIV Issue 5</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Total State Revenues Continue To Outpace Inflation
CHICAGO- For the sixth year in a row, since ITEF began tracking state revenue, total Illinois state revenue is significantly up from the previous year, according to data from the Illinois Comptroller&#8217;s website. Total tax revenue for the first 11 months of FY 2008 has increased $2.9 billion over [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ntui.org/itef/total-state-revenues-continue-to-outpace-inflation</link>
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		<title>An Old News Release That Rings True Today</title>
		<description><![CDATA[TAXPAYERS URGE LAWMAKRES TO CUT STATE GAS TAX BY 10¢ PER GALLON
CHICAGO—The president of Illinois&#8217; largest taxpayer group today sent a letter to every member of the Illinois General Assembly urging a 10¢ per-gallon cut in the state gasoline tax.
&#8220;Illinois taxpayers are struggling with gas prices that are rising higher and higher,&#8221; said Jim Tobin, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ntui.org/news-releases/an-old-news-release-that-rings-true-today</link>
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		<title>Illinois&#8217; Largest Taxpayer Group, NTUI, Opposes 33% State Income Tax Hike</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO—The president of Illinois&#8217; largest taxpayer organization today denounced the tax-hike recommendations of pro-tax business groups that were sent in a letter to Governor Rod Blagojevich (D). The groups, which included the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Business Roundtable, Civic Federation and the Taxpayers&#8217; Federation of Illinois, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ntui.org/news-releases/illinois-largest-taxpayer-group-ntui-opposes-33-state-income-tax-hike</link>
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		<title>Crain&#8217;s Chicago Business</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Click here for Jim&#8217;s Crain&#8217;s Chicago Business article.
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		<link>http://www.ntui.org/ntui-in-the-news/crains-chicago-business</link>
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		<title>Television coverage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On May 27, 2008 Jim Tobin was interviewed by Chicagoland TV (CLTV) and Fox TV Chicago to discuss huge increases in total state revenue since 2003 and the 2,500 government pension millionaires.
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		<link>http://www.ntui.org/ntui-in-the-news/television-coverage</link>
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