May 2020 – Prairie State Policy

America’s Bubble Problem

[On race and society] By: Christopher Ryan Crisanti A white woman walks her off-leash dog in a leash-mandated park. A black birdwatcher asks her to leash her dog. She calls the cops on him because she feels threatened. A black man goes on a jog in the neighborhood. Two white men suspect he may beContinue reading “America’s Bubble Problem”

Income Taxation in Illinois

The modern Illinois Constitution, adopted in 1970, sets forth a non-gradual structure where every individual pays the same base tax rate of 4.95 percent. This current rate of 4.95 percent was adopted by the General Assembly in 2017 and implemented beginning in 2018, up from the previous 3.75 percent. While different rate structures cannot beContinue reading “Income Taxation in Illinois”