Fly away home
Fly away home
Every five minutes, Illinois loses a resident to another state.
Illinois preliminary June jobs report: Jobs and unemployment down as workforce shrinks
Illinois preliminary June jobs report: Jobs and unemployment down as workforce shrinks
Illinois lost 2,200 jobs in June, and its unemployment rate dropped to 6.2 percent as more Illinoisans exited the labor force.
Madigan’s maps
Madigan’s maps
Illinois tax hikes harm family incomes and stunt economic growth
Illinois tax hikes harm family incomes and stunt economic growth
Politicians’ quick answer to the state’s problems is consistently to raise taxes, but evidence shows tax hikes are a negative for families struggling in a state already lacking opportunity.
Madigan’s map: Cook County judge blocks redistricting reform efforts
Madigan’s map: Cook County judge blocks redistricting reform efforts
A longtime associate of House Speaker Mike Madigan is working to silence Illinois voters on the subject of political mapmaking.
Illinois General Assembly passes law allowing creation of ‘super TIFs’
Illinois General Assembly passes law allowing creation of ‘super TIFs’
A law passed by the Illinois General Assembly in June allows Chicago to create new transit-based super TIFs, adding more opportunities for city-run slush funds to divert and hoard property-tax dollars.
Fixing Illinois’ outdated workers’ compensation system
Fixing Illinois’ outdated workers’ compensation system
Illinois’ workers’ compensation system has not evolved to meet the modern workplace, and is instead working more for special interests than employers and employees.
Dwyane Wade’s former house in South Holland, Ill., drops in value as property taxes soar
Dwyane Wade’s former house in South Holland, Ill., drops in value as property taxes soar
Property-tax hikes have caused taxes on NBA star Dwyane Wade’s former house to more than triple, driving away prospective buyers and showing the harm Illinois’ sky-high property-tax rates inflict on homeowners.
Illinoisans suffer, politicians get paid
Illinoisans suffer, politicians get paid
Illinois lawmakers earn base salaries of nearly $68,000 for what is essentially part-time work.
Chicago City Council aims to crowd ballot with needless referendums
Chicago City Council aims to crowd ballot with needless referendums
City Council violates procedural rules and plays political games to put popular, but toothless, measures on the ballot and protect the mayor and bureaucrats from any real challenges to their power.
Chicago City Council committee passes resolution supporting expansion of record sealing
Chicago City Council committee passes resolution supporting expansion of record sealing
In a July 11 resolution, Chicago City Council’s Committee on Public Safety urged the General Assembly to pass “meaningful sealing reform” to help ex-offenders re-enter the job market and their communities more successfully.
Munger: Illinois’ unpaid bills projected to hit $10 billion by year’s end
Munger: Illinois’ unpaid bills projected to hit $10 billion by year’s end
The Illinois comptroller warns Illinois' backlog of unpaid bills will reach $10 billion by December.
IRS: Illinois is losing millennials
IRS: Illinois is losing millennials
An increasing number of younger adults are making up the exodus of taxpayers from the state.
Cost of police misconduct highlights need for risk management
Cost of police misconduct highlights need for risk management
The city of Chicago paid over $146 million in police misconduct and public safety claims in 2013 and 2014, according to the city inspector general’s report.