Full text: Gov. Bruce Rauner’s 2016 budget address
Full text: Gov. Bruce Rauner’s 2016 budget address
Full transcript of Governor Bruce Rauner’s 2016 budget address, as prepared for delivery to the General Assembly on Feb. 17, 2016.
Madigan’s law: Politicians prosper as Illinoisans feel pain
Madigan’s law: Politicians prosper as Illinoisans feel pain
State lawmakers have effectively exempted themselves from the consequences of budget gridlock.
Out of ideas: Political insiders push for a $30 billion tax hike
Out of ideas: Political insiders push for a $30 billion tax hike
The Civic Federation is pushing a $30 billion tax hike in Illinois, following the same mistaken path that got Illinois in today’s fiscal crisis.
Gov. Rauner’s budget address
Gov. Rauner’s budget address
Illinois politician proposes bill to criminalize filming fights
Illinois politician proposes bill to criminalize filming fights
A proposal to criminalize recording and posting fights would violate the First Amendment rights of Illinois residents
42% of Illinoisans would like to move to another state, Gallup poll shows
42% of Illinoisans would like to move to another state, Gallup poll shows
A recent Gallup poll found residents in states with higher tax burdens are more likely to want to move. Illinoisans are the third-most-likely to say they would prefer to move permanently to another state.
LIVESTREAM: Gov. Rauner Budget Address
LIVESTREAM: Gov. Rauner Budget Address
Gov. Bruce Rauner’s Budget Address Noon, Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Illinoisans see 2nd-worst income growth in the nation since recession
Illinoisans see 2nd-worst income growth in the nation since recession
While Illinoisans’ incomes have flatlined since the recession, state tax revenue has grown by more than that in almost every state in the nation.
Rauner pumps the brakes
Rauner pumps the brakes
Caterpillar CEO’s warnings 4 years later: Illinois on downward slide as predicted
Caterpillar CEO’s warnings 4 years later: Illinois on downward slide as predicted
Illinois politicians ignored Caterpillar CEO Doug Oberhelman’s 2012 plea for pro-growth reforms, and Illinois is the only state in the region to have lost manufacturing jobs on net over the last four years.
Illinois Democrats revive union arbitration legislation that would cut Rauner out of contract negotiations
Illinois Democrats revive union arbitration legislation that would cut Rauner out of contract negotiations
Through House Bill 580, Democrats in the General Assembly take a second run at removing Gov. Bruce Rauner from contract negotiations with AFSCME.
Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice will close Kewanee facility
Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice will close Kewanee facility
Closing the Illinois Youth Center in Kewanee, with its $84,000 per-youth annual operating cost, will help save money and redirect resources toward more effective treatment programs for juvenile offenders.
Illinois corruption watch: January 2016
Illinois corruption watch: January 2016
In January several instances of corruption, influence peddling and mismanagement across Illinois were brought to light, from the College of DuPage’s expense-account mismanagement, to Chicago’s red-light-camera bribery case.
Brian Burkhart
Brian Burkhart
“I’m really proud of this business, but everyone [in Chicago] is looking for a way out. Most startups can do their work effectively almost anywhere. “We’re not rich by any stretch of the imagination. And Chicago just makes it hard for us to grow because we’re spending [money] on stupid stuff. All it means to...