By Jillianne Moncrief, includes “A major new legislative proposal is underway in Illinois to make $350 billion in immediate and long-term investments in Black communities and other communities of color. U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Shumer (D-NY) and 12 other colleagues Thursday to unveil the Economic Justice Act. … (Note: The average TIA Taxpayer Burden for the states for these 15 U.S. Senators is $26,700, six times as high as the $4,200 average for the rest of the states.)