Illinois workers no longer excluded from EIC tax relief due to age or immigration status June 1, 2022 The Daily Northwestern. June 2022. The Illinois General Assembly passed an expansion of the EITC in April, which will expand th... Read More
Illinois lawmakers pass $46.5 billion budget with tax relief and increased spending April 18, 2022 State-Journal Register. April 2022. Illinois lawmakers approved $1.8 billion in tax cuts for the state’s 2023 budget, which inc... Read More
Illinois lawmakers could expand earned income tax credit, create child tax credit March 22, 2022 Heart of Illinois ABC. March 2022. Two bills currently under review in the Illinois legislature seek to expand the number of fa... Read More
FACT SHEET: State-by-State Analysis of American Rescue Plan Tax Credits for Families and Workers March 16, 2022 White House. March 2022. The White House released an analysis of the American Rescue Plan (ARP), which includes state-level fac... Read More
Benefits of Recurring Tax Credit Payments, Lessons from the Chicago EITC Periodic Payment Pilot and Implications for Illinois September 16, 2021 Project for Middle Class Renewal. September 2021. A new report from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Project fo... Read More
Many States Move Toward Higher Taxes on the Rich; Lower Taxes on Poor People September 17, 2019 Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. July 2019. During the 2019 legislative sessions, several states have enacted policie... Read More
JustSouth Index 2017 May 7, 2018 Loyola University New Orleans Jesuit Social Research Institute, May 2018. This report measures equity across all 50 states and ... Read More
Illinois Fact Sheet: Expand Tax Credits to Promote Work and Fight Poverty September 5, 2016 Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, September 2016. Together, the EITC and low-income CTC are among the strongest tools to ... Read More
Illinois Kids Count 2015 March 1, 2015 Voices for Illinois Children, March 2015. A comprehensive report on the state of child poverty and well-being in Illinois in 2... Read More
