Leaving IL

10/23/2026

10/22/2026

Making the decision to move to another state to save thousands of dollars a year just to live is a real thing.
If you need help, we’re right here. LeavingIL.com

10/10/2026

Nobody wakes up one day and decides to leave Illinois. It's a slow build — a bill here, a pothole there, a winter that goes on forever. At some point it's just easier to go. I help with that part.

10/08/2026

If your property tax bill made you say a bad word out loud this year, you're not alone. Drop your county in the replies — curious how bad it is where you are.

10/08/2026

Marty is great!

10/08/2026

This is why we need to get out and vote. If not, LeavingIL.com.

Uh Oh- Illinois Vehicle Mileage Tax could be approved in November by Illinois Democrats

Illinois motorists may not have heard the last of a proposed vehicle mileage tax. A Democrat-sponsored proposal, Senate Bill 1938, would create a pilot program to study a mileage-based tax, potentially requiring participating motorists to report how many miles they drive and how road usage could be tracked and taxed.

- The proposal was sponsored by Chicago Democrat Sen. Ram Villivalam (pictured left), with Gov. JB Pritzker pictured right.

The idea is being considered even as Illinois enjoys increasing traditional gas-tax revenue as a result of Illinois sales tax revenues increasing due to the wholesale increase in gas and diesel.

- The good news: SB 1938 did not pass during the spring legislative session.

- But it isn't necessarily dead.

The bill remains in the Senate Assignments Committee and has not been withdrawn. That means lawmakers could potentially revisit it — including during the November 2026 fall veto session which will take place after the election..

Positions:
Democrats: Support the tax
Republicans: Oppose it

The proposed program was described as a pilot involving voluntary participants to study the feasibility of collecting road-usage information and payments.

But critics worry that a pilot program could eventually become a permanent tax system. What starts as a pilot could eventually mean another tax on Illinois drivers — and potentially increased government collection of information about how much and where you drive.

Bottom line: SB 1938 didn't pass this spring, but Illinois drivers should keep an eye on it. It could come back.

10/08/2026

Grifter Extraordinaire! If the registered voters don’t get off their lazy asses and vote, we get the government we deserve.

Former Illinois House Republican leader Jim Durkin announced Monday he is backing Democrat JB Pritzker's re-election as governor, despite their own rocky history.

10/08/2026

Tim Pool is a man I respect because he doesn’t take marching orders from anyone.

The Chicago Thinker welcomes back Tim Pool, joined by a special guest, for a conversation on where the conservative movement stands today

10/06/2026

Jim Durkin just endorsed J.B. Pritzker. The former House Republican leader, on camera, for the Democrat.
His stated reasons: infrastructure, credit upgrades, gun reform. His real reasons are probably simpler — he served with Darren Bailey and thinks Bailey can't win, and his lobbying clients need a third Pritzker term.
Meanwhile, the tax bill he helped build is still here. Elgin's median property tax bill is $6,347 — nearly triple the U.S. average of about $2,400. From July 2024 to July 2025, Census had Illinois down about 40,000 residents while Tennessee added 42,400.