Fixing Illinois’ outdated workers’ compensation system
Fixing Illinois’ outdated workers’ compensation system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.
By Mark Adams
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.
By Austin Berg
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.
By Chris Lentino
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.
By Bryant Jackson-Green
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.
By Michael Lucci
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.
By Bryant Jackson-Green
Taxpayers will have to pay $320M more for state-worker pensions in 2018
Taxpayers will have to pay $320M more for state-worker pensions in 2018
Due to changes in investment and demographic assumptions, the State Employees’ Retirement System’s debt is even worse than previously realized; this will require an extra $320 million each year from Illinois taxpayers by 2018.
By John Klingner
IDES: Illinoisans must file résumés to receive unemployment payments
IDES: Illinoisans must file résumés to receive unemployment payments
By linking unemployment payments with the requirement to submit a résumé, the Illinois Department of Employment Security is trying to connect unemployed people with employers faster, helping job seekers find employment, and saving taxpayers money.
By Amy Korte
Madison County, Ill., to voters: Want to reduce your property taxes?
Madison County, Ill., to voters: Want to reduce your property taxes?
A referendum allowing Madison County taxpayers to decide if they want to limit their tax burden is a choice all Illinoisans should have.
Illinois is losing prime working-age adults
Illinois is losing prime working-age adults
BLS data show that Illinois had a net loss of 354,000 adults over the last decade from its prime working-age adult population (ages 25 to 54), with 290,000 of that loss attributable to migration rather than mortality. This is a troubling sign that indicates a weak economy – and the loss of adult taxpayers and their children.
By Michael Lucci