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Taxpayers Achieve Another Great Victory Over Springfield Tax Raisers! 0

Taxpayers Achieve Another Great Victory Over Springfield Tax Raisers!

CHICAGO–Against great odds, taxpayers emerged triumphant over Springfield tax-raisers, said Jim Tobin, President of National Taxpayers United of Illinois (NTUI), commenting on the Illinois House’s defeat of two proposed increases in the state personal...

NTUI Continues Tax Tour Opposing “Gold-Plated” Govt. Pensions in Peoria! 4

NTUI Continues Tax Tour Opposing “Gold-Plated” Govt. Pensions in Peoria!

Peoria – NTUI President Jim Tobin held a press conference in Peoria on May 26, 2009 to oppose Gov. Quinn’s tax increases.  The Conference was covered by 2 TV networks, as well as the...

Listen to NTUI's Statewide Radio Campaign Opposing Gov. Quinn's 50% Income Tax Hike 2

Listen to NTUI's Statewide Radio Campaign Opposing Gov. Quinn's 50% Income Tax Hike

Click here to listen to our statewide radio commercial opposing Gov. Quinn’s 50% income tax increase.

NTUI Continues Illinois Tax Tour in Quad Cities – Meeting Attended By Tv, Radio, and Newspaper 0

NTUI Continues Illinois Tax Tour in Quad Cities – Meeting Attended By Tv, Radio, and Newspaper

Rock Island/Moline – NTUI President Jim Tobin held a press conference in Moline on May 19, 2009 to oppose Gov. Quinn’s tax increases. The conference was covered by Quad Cities Radio Group, which broadcasts...

NTUI Continues Illinois Tax Tour in Champaign – Meeting Attended By All 4 Champaign TV Networks 0

NTUI Continues Illinois Tax Tour in Champaign – Meeting Attended By All 4 Champaign TV Networks

Champaign – NTUI President Jim Tobin held a press conference in Champaign on May 5, 2009 to oppose Gov. Quinn’s tax increases.  The Conference was covered by all 4 Champaign TV networks.  This was...

Govt. Teacher Opposes Income Tax Hike 1

Govt. Teacher Opposes Income Tax Hike

May 4, 2009 An Open Letter To Members of the Illinois State legislature: Dear Illinois Legislator: I am a non-union teacher at Harold L. Richards High School in Oak Lawn. This Wednesday, thousands of...

NTUI's Rockford Press Conference Attended By All 4 Rockford TV Networks 0

NTUI's Rockford Press Conference Attended By All 4 Rockford TV Networks

                    Rockford – NTUI President Jim Tobin held a press conference in Rockford on April 28, 2009 to oppose Gov. Quinn’s tax increases.  The Conference...

Jim Tobin on Fox TV News Chicago 0

Jim Tobin on Fox TV News Chicago

Jim Tobin appeared on Fox TV News Chicago last night at 9 PM to oppose Cook County Assessor James Houlihan’s proposed 42% state income tax hike, as well as his proposed new statewide sales...

Greedy Teachers Union Must Be Opposed 6

Greedy Teachers Union Must Be Opposed

As a public school teacher, I find myself increasingly angry and disgusted with the greedy union that controls my school and most other suburban public schools. While Illinois’ unemployment rate soars, household budgets tighten...

ITEF Comment – Volume 15, Issue 10 0

ITEF Comment – Volume 15, Issue 10

TOTAL STATE REVENUES DIP MODESTLY IN FY2009 By Jim Tobin For the first time in six years, since ITEF began tracking state revenue, total Illinois state revenue is down from the previous year, according...