Illinois lawmakers hear testimony for marijuana legalization proposals
Illinois lawmakers hear testimony for marijuana legalization proposals
Two bills to legalize marijuana currently sit in Springfield.
The march of the millennials – out of Illinois
The march of the millennials – out of Illinois
Illinois lost as many as 37,000 millennials on net every year from 2011 through 2014 for a total net loss of as many as 148,000 millennials.
Oswego hikes taxes on fuel and prepared food and beverages
Oswego hikes taxes on fuel and prepared food and beverages
The new taxes are planned to pay for road maintenance and improvement as well as general use. As is the case in communities throughout Illinois, pension costs are crowding out other spending in Oswego.
Voters could flex their muscles after sticker shock from soda tax
Voters could flex their muscles after sticker shock from soda tax
Recent polls show Cook County officials could face electoral backlash for supporting the soda tax.
Illinois tax credits
Illinois tax credits
Local government revenue
Local government revenue
Mattoon forced to cut ambulance services to pay for growing pension crisis
Mattoon forced to cut ambulance services to pay for growing pension crisis
Communities across Illinois are being forced to cut local services and raise taxes to afford their pension payments, putting residents who rely on local government services at risk because of the inherent failures of defined-benefit plans.
Labor Day weekend travel made pricier by Illinois’ gas taxes
Labor Day weekend travel made pricier by Illinois’ gas taxes
Illinois’ multilayered state and local gas taxes drive up prices at the pump
Burke to the Future
Burke to the Future
Chicago moves to ban sale of single servings of alcohol after midnight
Chicago moves to ban sale of single servings of alcohol after midnight
The proposal would prohibit retailers from selling single servings of alcohol after midnight in a questionable move to fight panhandling and public intoxication.
Rauner signs police pension reform ending double dipping, introducing 401(k) plans
Rauner signs police pension reform ending double dipping, introducing 401(k) plans
The new law is a step toward more fairness within Illinois’ police pension system, while offering certain police officers more control over their retirements.
The end of Uber in Chicago? Ordinance would require fingerprinting of rideshare drivers and limit surge pricing
The end of Uber in Chicago? Ordinance would require fingerprinting of rideshare drivers and limit surge pricing
The ordinance was pushed through committee by taxi industry ally Alderman Anthony Beale, 9th Ward.
School buses finally arrive for East Aurora students, but unfairness remains
School buses finally arrive for East Aurora students, but unfairness remains
Thousands of East Aurora students will be able to take buses to school for the first time, but the community still stands as an example of how school district decisions don’t always prioritize students.
Indignation, action needed on Illinois’ jobs crisis
Indignation, action needed on Illinois’ jobs crisis
Until Illinois lawmakers get serious about economic growth, don’t expect the state’s jobs trend to get off the depressing path it’s been treading for years.