Illinois employers warn of nearly 1,400 layoffs in coming months
Illinois employers warn of nearly 1,400 layoffs in coming months
Employers in Illinois filed notice with the state in January of hundreds of layoffs.
Chicagoans paying 50% tax rate on raw price of gas
Chicagoans paying 50% tax rate on raw price of gas
While gas prices have dropped to a 12-year low in Illinois, Chicagoans pay $0.32 more per gallon than the state average due to multiple layers of city, county and state taxation.
Illinois should issue IDs to ex-offenders upon release from prison
Illinois should issue IDs to ex-offenders upon release from prison
Issuing state IDs to ex-offenders upon release from prison is a simple reform that can help them succeed in finding work and a place to live.
Chicago City Council passes weakened oversight ordinance at Burke’s bidding
Chicago City Council passes weakened oversight ordinance at Burke’s bidding
Chicago aldermen voted in favor of an ordinance that was changed to shield City Council from the auditing powers of Inspector General Joe Ferguson.
Illinois manufacturing
Illinois manufacturing
Bipartisan majority of Illinois voters support criminal-justice reform, study shows
Bipartisan majority of Illinois voters support criminal-justice reform, study shows
New polling shows large majorities of Illinois Republican and Democratic voters think the state’s criminal-justice system needs a major overhaul.
Chicago’s new cigarette tax will lead to more black-market sales and violence, alderman say
Chicago’s new cigarette tax will lead to more black-market sales and violence, alderman say
South and West Side aldermen believe that an increase in the tobacco tax will lead to an increase in black-market sales and violence. They're right.
Total student-loan debt in Illinois is approaching $50 billion
Total student-loan debt in Illinois is approaching $50 billion
More than 1.7 million Illinoisans hold student-loan debt.
New congestion-alleviating proposal from Springfield would add extra lanes, accessible via toll
New congestion-alleviating proposal from Springfield would add extra lanes, accessible via toll
Under one proposal for I-55, tolls in new lanes would increase at peak congestion times, giving drivers an incentive to stay off the road, and allowing the highway to operate at higher capacity and traffic to move faster.
Susan Trieschmann
Susan Trieschmann
“… After I sold my catering business I was going to meetings with young offenders here in Evanston. At every single meeting I heard kids say they wouldn’t have done what they did if they had a job. And I was sick of hearing that story over and over again without having anywhere to send...
Illinois’ incredible, shrinking business establishments
Illinois’ incredible, shrinking business establishments
From the first quarter of 2001 until the second quarter of 2015, business establishment growth has been 34 percent while jobs growth has been only 1 percent.
Chicago Teachers Union (Simpsons Stonecutters)
Chicago Teachers Union (Simpsons Stonecutters)
Gov. Bruce Rauner: Illinois can save $500M on purchases
Gov. Bruce Rauner: Illinois can save $500M on purchases
Streamlining the way Illinois buys goods and services could save the state $500 million annually.
Chicago aldermen look to kneecap oversight in City Council vote
Chicago aldermen look to kneecap oversight in City Council vote
Aldermen say they want oversight, but they don’t want anyone to be able to audit them. What do they have to hide?