Pritzker’s Graduated Tax Faces New Lawsuit; Billionaire Ken Griffin Donates Millions To Stop Proposal

With less than a month until the election, the fight over Gov. JB Pritzker’s “Fair Tax” proposal is escalating.

Oct. 6, 2020, 3:30 p.m. CT

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs the state budget and legislation related to a graduated income tax in Illinois, during a bill signing Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at the Thompson Center in downtown Chicago. Amr Alfiky / AP Photo

Pritzker’s Graduated Tax Faces New Lawsuit; Billionaire Ken Griffin Donates Millions To Stop Proposal

With less than a month until the election, the fight over Gov. JB Pritzker’s “Fair Tax” proposal is escalating.

By Nereida Moreno

Oct. 6, 2020, 3:30 p.m. CT

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Reset checks in with A.D. Quig of Crain’s Chicago Business for the latest on efforts to stop Gov. JB Pritzker’s graduated income tax from moving forward in November.

GUEST: A.D. Quig, government and politics reporter at Crain’s Chicago Business