Rivian Automotive gets $49.5 million in state tax credits for 1,000 jobs over 10 years
Rivian Automotive gets $49.5 million in state tax credits for 1,000 jobs over 10 years
The car manufacturer is promising to bring more than 1,000 jobs to Normal, Ill., after being offered $49.5 million in state tax credits and more in local tax credits and abatements.
By Brendan Bakala
Illinois Senate’s spending “cap” doesn’t protect taxpayers, core services
Illinois Senate’s spending “cap” doesn’t protect taxpayers, core services
The Senate’s “grand bargain” contains a one-year spending “cap” that won’t improve fiscal responsibility. A real cap must come with structural spending reforms to return spending to a level that taxpayers can afford.
By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner
Federal court in Illinois rules biometric privacy lawsuit against Google can proceed
Federal court in Illinois rules biometric privacy lawsuit against Google can proceed
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has held that face templates created from photographs uploaded to Google Photos are covered under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act.
By Amy Korte
Illinois companies announce nearly 1,000 mass layoffs in February, including almost 250 manufacturing jobs
Illinois companies announce nearly 1,000 mass layoffs in February, including almost 250 manufacturing jobs
February saw the worst WARN report in seven months, with nearly 250 of the jobs lost coming from the manufacturing sector.
By Brendan Bakala
Rauner memo: Use TIF funds to save Chicago Public Schools
Rauner memo: Use TIF funds to save Chicago Public Schools
Gov. Bruce Rauner has suggested funding CPS with tax increment financing, or TIF, funds; this would temporarily bail out the district, but more needs to be done to address serious concerns about Chicago’s TIF program.
By Chris Lentino
Interest on Illinois’ pension debt is $9.1B per year
Interest on Illinois’ pension debt is $9.1B per year
A golden rule of finance is this: Debt that can’t be paid won’t be paid.
By Michael Lucci
Majority of Illinois voters support a ‘no-tax-hike budget’
Majority of Illinois voters support a ‘no-tax-hike budget’
More than half of Illinois voters want lawmakers to balance the budget by only cutting state spending.
By John Tillman
Taxpayers lose first round to AFSCME in appellate court
Taxpayers lose first round to AFSCME in appellate court
An Illinois appellate court issued an order on March 1 preventing Gov. Bruce Rauner from implementing his contract offer to AFSCME, the union that represents approximately 35,000 state workers. That means the state and Illinois taxpayers will continue to lose millions of dollars a month while the case proceeds.
By Mailee Smith
Questions of Justice: The Nicarico Murder Case
Questions of Justice: The Nicarico Murder Case
Illinois is home to the nation's sixth-highest rate of wrongful convictions. The story of Aurora's Rolando Cruz is one harrowing example.
By illinoispolicy