Illinois Policy

Citizens Empowerment Act Could Mean Relief for Illinois Property Taxpayers

March 23, 2021

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Original article written by Justin Carlson for the Illinois Policy Institute on March 22nd, 2021. A link to the original article may be found HERE. House Bill 433 would make it easier for Illinois taxpayers to dissolve unnecessary units of government in the state with the nation’s highest number of government units. Illinois is home…

Illinois Drivers May See End of Automated Tickets from Red-Light Cameras

January 31, 2019

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HB322, HB323, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Policy, Red Light Cameras, State Representative David McSweeny, State Representative Jonathan Carroll

Original Story written by Vincent Caruso for Illinois Policy, link to original article HERE Red-light cameras generated lots of traffic ticket revenue for local government without proof they made roads safer. One Illinois House bill would ban them from certain municipalities, but another would ban them statewide. Drivers in Illinois could see red-light cameras banned…