UPDATED JULY 19: It’s almost inevitable that the state will violate either the Fair Labor Standards Act or the Illinois Constitution
Illinois is hemorrhaging jobs as Springfield refuses reform.
Manufacturers and blue-collar jobs continue to bolt from Illinois’ poor policy climate.
City officials are pushing property-tax hikes, sales-tax hikes, and even a commuter tax and financial-transaction tax.
Temporary, unbalanced budget now moves to the governor’s desk for approval – Rauner has said he will veto the measure.
Fixing criminal-justice disparities means improving education as well.
Illinois’ broken workers’ compensation system makes it an easy decision to leave.
Buying local just got a lot less appealing for Chicagoans. The city reclaimed the highest sales-tax rate of any major city in the nation on July 15, when the Cook County Board, which oversees Illinois’ largest city, voted to raise its portion of the sales tax, bringing Chicago’s combined rate to 10.25 percent from 9.25...
An ordinance that would immediately allow thousands of food-cart street vendors the freedom to serve their communities sits before Emanuel’s City Council, and along with it the potential for explosive growth in the industry.