Majority of Illinoisans support criminal-justice reform
Majority of Illinoisans support criminal-justice reform
Majority of Illinoisans think the state’s criminal-justice system is unfair
Majority of Illinoisans think the state’s criminal-justice system is unfair
A new Illinois Policy Institute report discusses a recent poll showing broad concern about the fairness and effectiveness of Illinois’ criminal-justice system and strong support for reforms to improve it.
Madigan continues to mislead about what’s hurting middle-class wage growth in Illinois
Madigan continues to mislead about what’s hurting middle-class wage growth in Illinois
Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan criticizes Gov. Bruce Rauner’s economic reform ideas and offers only growth-killing tax hikes for Illinoisans in need of better jobs and income.
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The Center Square: Increasing paid leave in Illinois will further burden small businesses, group says Chicago Sun-Times: POLL: Chicago voters feel unsafe from crime, unhappy with police relations — and looking for a candidate to fix it all WGN: IRS: Illinoisans shouldn’t file their taxes yet Capitol News Illinois: Approaching ‘Medicaid cliff’ could leave hundreds of thousands uninsured The Center Square: GOP lawmakers urge for policies to address Illinois' increased energy costsIllinois has worst personal income recovery in Midwest, 2nd-worst in U.S.
Illinois has worst personal income recovery in Midwest, 2nd-worst in U.S.
A new study by The Pew Charitable Trusts shows Illinois trails all states but Nevada in personal income growth since the Great Recession, with a growth rate half that of Illinois’ neighbors.
Garbage Politicians: Wreck-It Rahm
Garbage Politicians: Wreck-It Rahm
Amid strike rumors, state’s website shows Illinois AFSCME workers how to opt out of union
Amid strike rumors, state’s website shows Illinois AFSCME workers how to opt out of union
Fair share payers cannot be penalized by a union for working during a strike. And the state has just made it easier for Illinois AFSCME members to become fair share payers.
Number of Chicago city workers making $100K+ has doubled since 2013
Number of Chicago city workers making $100K+ has doubled since 2013
Nearly 5,000 Chicago city workers make six-figure salaries, driving up the payroll and pension costs overtaxed city residents must pay.
Madigan’s middle-class myth
Madigan’s middle-class myth
Less than half of Illinois households are defined as middle class.
July corruption watch
July corruption watch
Chicago leads the way in numerous corruption headlines yet again.
Illinois will resume mailing license-plate-renewal reminders
Illinois will resume mailing license-plate-renewal reminders
Due to funds provided through the stopgap budget, the Illinois secretary of state’s office will resume mailing vehicle-registration-renewal reminders in August.
Illinois’ stopgap budget spends $8B more than the state takes in
Illinois’ stopgap budget spends $8B more than the state takes in
Under the stopgap budget, Illinois will spend $8 billion more than it collects in tax revenues; Illinois needs to enact major reforms to rein in its out-of-control spending and avoid billions in tax hikes.
Illinois tax code favors corporate farms over family farms
Illinois tax code favors corporate farms over family farms
While neighboring states are making themselves friendlier for farmers, Illinois keeps its unfair death tax in place.