constitutional amendment Archives

What to know about the graduated tax amendment

— October 21, 2020

One of the major questions Illinois voters will answer on Nov. 3 will be on the ballot statewide – whether to amend the state’s constitution to allow for a graduated rate income…

Federal court denies relaxed ballot requirements for constitutional amendments
— July 18, 2020

SPRINGFIELD — An Illinois group trying to get a constitutional amendment on the Nov. 3 ballot is not entitled to looser regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic, a federal appeals…
Pritzker, groups prepare to battle over graduated tax amendment
— July 8, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – Days after the governor donated $51.5 million of his personal fortune to a committee supporting a graduated income tax constitutional amendment, a new coalition has…
Views differ on Pritzker’s graduated tax-dependent budget plan
— February 21, 2020

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois’ chief fiscal and investment officers lauded the economic opportunities afforded if voters approve Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s “fair tax” proposal in November….
Illinois House sends graduated tax question to voters
— May 31, 2019

SPRINGFIELD — A constitutional amendment that would allow the General Assembly to set higher tax rates on greater amounts of income passed its last legislative hurdle May 27 and will…

Group launches push in favor of Illinois graduated tax amendment
— July 16, 2020

SPRINGFIELD — A group pushing for approval of the graduated tax constitutional amendment on Nov. 3 used tax day to further its cause Wednesday, July 15 the second of a two-day push…
Illinois Senate OKs graduated income tax language for November ballot
— May 22, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Senate on May 21 took the chamber’s last step in putting language for a graduated income tax constitutional amendment on the November general election…
Property tax task force, relief fund bills pass House committee
— June 3, 2019

SPRINGFIELD – A pair of measures aimed at addressing high property taxes in the state passed committee Tuesday, May 29, one day after being touted by Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker…