Skipping over Illinois, Toyota-Mazda plant heading to Alabama
Skipping over Illinois, Toyota-Mazda plant heading to Alabama
The $1.6 billion assembly plant will create an estimated 4,000 jobs for Alabama residents by 2021.
IRS: Illinois saw net loss of 101,000 people to neighboring states since 2010
IRS: Illinois saw net loss of 101,000 people to neighboring states since 2010
Illinois’ failure to keep and attract residents is driving the Land of Lincoln’s population decline.
Moving company: Illinois tops list for outbound moves in 2017
Moving company: Illinois tops list for outbound moves in 2017
A series of recent reports have illustrated the severity of the Land of Lincoln’s outmigration trend.
Chicago offers 5-year deal to snowplow operators following strike threat
Chicago offers 5-year deal to snowplow operators following strike threat
Illinois’ unfair collective bargaining laws led to a five-year contract offer on the eve of a strike vote.
For your own good: Illinois the seventh-most ‘paternalistic’ state in the country, study finds
For your own good: Illinois the seventh-most ‘paternalistic’ state in the country, study finds
The Land of Lincoln is also the land of “sin” taxes, “saint” subsidies and other nanny-like policies, according to a new study.
Madigan’s Sno-Cone
Madigan’s Sno-Cone
Some Illinois village managers outearn every state governor
Some Illinois village managers outearn every state governor
The Mount Prospect village manager is set to receive a $214,000 salary in 2018, joining a long list of other Illinois municipal officials collecting similar and even larger paychecks.
Rising property tax burdens squeeze Illinois families
Rising property tax burdens squeeze Illinois families
While effective property tax rates might be on the decline in some communities, census data show Illinois families are seeing a larger share of their household budgets eaten up by property tax bills.
Forget your I-PASS? Prepare to see tolls double
Forget your I-PASS? Prepare to see tolls double
The Illinois Tollway is cracking down on I-PASS users who don’t have their transponders in their vehicles.
Like a good neighbor: Illinois sees record loss of people to nearby states
Like a good neighbor: Illinois sees record loss of people to nearby states
Solving Illinois’ people problem requires addressing the high cost of government, which makes the state far less attractive for people looking to plant roots.
Freeze-out: Government union strike could cripple Chicago this winter
Freeze-out: Government union strike could cripple Chicago this winter
A potential strike by Teamsters Local 700 – which represents snowplow operators in Chicago – could have a disastrous impact on travel and safety in the city. Unlike neighboring states, Illinois law enshrines this “right to strike,” thereby giving government worker unions enormous power in bargaining.
Honey, I Shrunk Illinois
Honey, I Shrunk Illinois
Investigation: CPS employees stole gift cards meant for students
Investigation: CPS employees stole gift cards meant for students
From 2013 to 2016, Chicago Public Schools purchased more than $250,600 worth of gift cards, most of which were meant for students and families. But CPS employees stole some of them, according to the inspector general’s office.
Land of leaving: Moving companies rank Illinois No. 1 for outbound vans
Land of leaving: Moving companies rank Illinois No. 1 for outbound vans
Studies from two moving companies list Illinois as the top “outbound state” for 2017.