Illinois employers warn of 2,600 layoffs in coming months
Illinois employers warn of 2,600 layoffs in coming months
A state report shows plans for more layoffs amid an already difficult jobs climate in Illinois, especially for blue-collar workers.
Star Wars: Mos Eisley
Star Wars: Mos Eisley
Quote of the day, December 11
Quote of the day, December 11
Madigan wants to raise income taxes again
Madigan wants to raise income taxes again
Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan says Illinois’ income taxes should be increased to at least 5 percent.
3 drivers causing police and firefighter pension costs to skyrocket in Elgin
3 drivers causing police and firefighter pension costs to skyrocket in Elgin
Diverting taxpayer dollars from pensions to salaries, underfunding pensions, and providing unsustainably high pension benefits have caused Elgin, Illinois’ combined police and firefighter pension shortfalls to double in just nine years to $180 million.
5 reasons Illinois government-worker pensions are unfair to taxpayers
5 reasons Illinois government-worker pensions are unfair to taxpayers
The outsized benefits received by retired government workers under the State Universities Retirement System and the unfair burden this places on taxpayers demonstrate the urgent need to reform Illinois’ government-worker pensions.
Illinois Lottery will pay winners starting Dec. 14
Illinois Lottery will pay winners starting Dec. 14
Funds provided through Senate Bill 2039, which Gov. Bruce Rauner signed into law Dec. 7, will allow the Illinois Lottery to resume paying winning ticket holders.
The Chicago squeeze: Property taxes, fees and over 30 individual taxes crush city residents
The Chicago squeeze: Property taxes, fees and over 30 individual taxes crush city residents
Chicagoans are the most-taxed residents of any major city in Illinois and pay the 10th-highest property taxes compared to taxpayers in other large U.S. cities.
Illinois secretary of state will investigate adopting electronic driver’s licenses
Illinois secretary of state will investigate adopting electronic driver’s licenses
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White’s office is seeking bids to determine the feasibility of allowing electronic driver’s licenses.
The Empire
The Empire
If Madigan is protecting the middle class, why do blue-collar workers earn more in Indiana?
If Madigan is protecting the middle class, why do blue-collar workers earn more in Indiana?
Illinois’ anti-growth policies depress middle-class wages and job opportunities.
Cassandra Bajak
Cassandra Bajak
“I have friends who are very successful and friends who are barely getting by. I’d say our family is in the middle of that, living paycheck to paycheck. My husband is an Army veteran and we have two kids. “We love our neighborhood. We love our house. We built it 13 years ago and our...
Illinois sitting on upward of $80 million in unpaid lottery winnings, attorney says
Illinois sitting on upward of $80 million in unpaid lottery winnings, attorney says
Amid budget gridlock, Illinois lottery winners sue to have their winnings paid with interest and to prevent the state from selling more tickets it can’t pay out.
In Friedrichs case, First Amendment freedom must trump federalism
In Friedrichs case, First Amendment freedom must trump federalism
The states are the laboratories of democracy, but their experiments can’t violate citizens’ constitutional rights to free speech and freedom of association under the First Amendment of the Constitution.