The Illinois Supreme Court yesterday upheld a state tax review board's decision to end a hospital's tax-exempt status because the hospital's charity care equaled less than 1% of its revenues. Provena Covenant Medical Center v. Department of Revenue, No. 107328 (Ill. Mar. 18, 2010).
- Associated Press, Ill. High Court: Hospital Shouldn't be Tax Exempt
- Chicago Tribune, Burden Higher for Nonprofit Hospitals, Illinois Supreme Court Says
- Chronicle of Philanthropy, Illinois Supreme Court Rules Against Hospital in Property-Tax Case
- National Law Journal, Illinois Hospital Loses Tax-Exempt Status for Not Being Charitable Enough
- Wall Street Journal, Illinois High Court: Nonprofit Hospital Can Be Taxed
