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Champaign County taxpayers will pay an extra $48M with passage of tax hike law

By LGIS Newsfeed | Jul 6, 2017

Champaign County taxpayers will see a total of $48 million in state income tax increases after SB 9, a tax hike measure, passed the Democrat-controlled Illinois State Senate to become law.

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Rose votes no, Bennett votes yes on budget bills

By LGIS Newsfeed | Jul 4, 2017

In a rushed vote today, the Illinois Senate approved a set of three budget bills that raise taxes and outline $36 billion in spending.

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Ammons, Hays, Mitchell cast votes for tax hikes

By LGIS Newsfeed | Jul 4, 2017

In a move that Republican leaders say cut off negotiations, the House passed a bill on Sunday that nets $5.4 billion in revenue by raising income and corporate taxes.

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Appropriations bill uses statewide money for Champaign-Urbana projects

By LGIS Newsfeed | Jun 28, 2017

The Illinois General Assembly is looking to pass a bill that earmarks $166.5 million for various projects in lawmakers home districts across the state.

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Champaign County taxpayers would pay an extra $48M if Democrats’ tax hike becomes law

By LGIS Newsfeed | May 30, 2017

Champaign County taxpayers would see a total of $48 million in state income tax increases if a tax hike measure passed by the Democrat-controlled Illinois State Senate becomes law.

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Bennett votes to raise Illinois income tax

By LGIS Newsfeed | May 23, 2017

Without the help of Republicans, Senate Democrats voted Tuesday to fix the budget by raising the Illinois income tax and expanding the sales tax.

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Twenty-nine Champaign-Urbana area schools lose, 11 win in state school funding revamp

By LGIS Newsfeed | May 22, 2017

Chambana area schools would be net losers of state funding under a bill that passed the Illinois State Senate Wednesday.

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Illinois voter data analysis finds voters registered two, three, even four times

By LGIS Newsfeed | Feb 8, 2017

A recent analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which owns this publication, found almost 50,000 duplicate voter registration records, representing Illinois residents who are registered multiple times.