Illinois Quick Hits: Madigan: ‘Accept the federal scholarship tax credit’
(The Center Square) – Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan – from federal prison over corruption charges – penned an op-ed this week calling on Gov. J.B. Pritzker to accept the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Program.
The program, which Pritzker has been reluctant to opt the state into, would allow people to deduct up to $1,700 from their federal taxes if they donate to a qualifying K-12 scholarship granting program.
Republicans in Springfield also called on Pritzker to opt in this week.
Both Madigan and the Republicans argued the governor is putting politics over the needs of citizens.
STATE POLICE CONDUCT MULTI-DAY OPERATION IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
The Illinois State Police conducted an enforcement detail alongside other agencies between May 4 and 9.
Across three Central Illinois counties, the agency managed to arrest and criminally charge 72 people and issue more than 200 tickets.
The initiative by ISP utilized different technologies in order to target particularly dangerous sections of road, high-crime areas and known offenders.
JUDGE FINDS COOK COUNTY LIABLE FOR DAMAGES TO TAXPAYERS
A Cook County judge has found Cook County liable for damages to taxpayers who lost equity in their home due to a state law.
Under state law, homeowners can lose their property over unpaid property taxes.
The system, as noted by Illinois Policy Institute, has been ruled unconstitutional by The Supreme Court, and multiple bills await action in the General Assembly to address the issue in the state’s tax code.
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