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ILLINOIS HAS A TRUTH PROBLEM

ILLINOIS HAS A TRUTH PROBLEM

Staff Writer
Published on: 17/04/2026

As property tax bills rise and costs surge, Illinois families are feeling the strain. What leaders promise does not match reality. With one-party control, more residents are asking how much longer they are expected to carry the burden.

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WHEN PEOPLE LEAVE BUT PRICES STAY

WHEN PEOPLE LEAVE BUT PRICES STAY

Staff Writer
Published on: 09/01/2026

As families and businesses flee Illinois, logic says housing should loosen. Instead, prices soar, homes vanish, and construction stalls—revealing a policy-driven crisis where scarcity grows even in decline, and staying costs more than leaving.

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ILLINOIS IN DECLINE: TAXES SOAR, BUSINESSES FLEE, AND LEADERSHIP FAILS TO ACT

ILLINOIS IN DECLINE: TAXES SOAR, BUSINESSES FLEE, AND LEADERSHIP FAILS TO ACT

Staff Writer
Published on: 09/11/2025

Illinois has fallen to 38th in national tax competitiveness as record-high property, corporate, and sales taxes drive families and businesses out. Without balance, accountability, and reform, the state’s economy and future will keep slipping away.

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FROM FAIR TAX TO FAILED STATE: PRITZKER’S LEGACY OF EXCUSES

FROM FAIR TAX TO FAILED STATE: PRITZKER’S LEGACY OF EXCUSES

Staff Writer
Published on: 29/09/2025

Illinois under JB Pritzker: rising taxes, crime, and outmigration. This report exposes broken promises, budget failure, and excuses, not solutions.

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