Join the Illinois Policy Institute for a luncheon on Monday, May 20, as we host Governor Sam Brownback.
Scott Reeder Illinois News Network Do folks in the Show-Me State have a greater love of taxes than in the Land of Lincoln? Well, at first blush, thats what you might think if you looked at the results of a study Americans for Prosperity shared with me. Voters in both states went to the polls...
Read our advisory to UNO teachers. From: Chicago ACTS <info@chicagoacts.org> Date: Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 12:11 PM Subject: Unwelcome Interference To: pkersey@illinoispolicy.org Dear Sir: We are teachers and other education professionals leading the effort to organize a union at UNO charter schools with Chicago ACTS. We are building a union at our schools because...
Scott Reeder Illinois News Network Politicians love to pander. And no one gets pandered to more than old folks. A good case in point is what Gov. Pat Quinn did this week. He signed Senate Bill 1894, which raises the senior homestead exemption from $4,000 to $5,000. Quinn claims this will save seniors as much...
The Illinois Senate has overwhelmingly approved legislation to improve the state?s maximum speed limit to 70 mph. The legislation, Senate Bill 2356, was introduced by freshman state Sen. Jim Oberweis, R-Sugar Grove, and was approved by a 41-6 margin. Illinois currently has one of the lowest speed limits in the entire country. In the Midwest,...
Hearing scheduled for 9 a.m. Friday has been canceled; written decision to be issued by 4 p.m. Friday
The Illinois House took another step in the wrong direction last week by passing an amendment to House Bill 494, which institutes a one-year moratorium on new charter schools with virtual learning components located outside of Chicago.
April 25 marks Illinois Tax Freedom Day. This day commemorates the point in 2013 when Illinoisans have worked enough to cover the rising cost of federal, state and local government.
PRESS RELEASE from the ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE MEDIA CONTACT: Diana Rickert diana@illinoispolicy.org or (312) 607-4977 New analysis shows that, contrary to popular belief, more than half of Illinois pension debt accumulated since 1995 not related to “skipped payments” or “pension holidays” SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (April 23, 2013) — Illinois’ massive pension debt frequently is blamed on...
This memo provides a review of the funding guarantee provisions found in the pension reform bills that currently are or have been under consideration by the Illinois General Assembly.
The Illinois Senate is in session this week though the House is in recess until April 29. The Senate deadline for the third reading of substantive bills is on Thursday, April 25 meaning that all Senate bills must be voted on by the full Senate Chamber by Thursday. Otherwise bills will be sent back...
With union organizers actively pursuing the unionization of United Neighborhood Organization, or UNO, charter schools, it is extremely important that teachers understand how the process works. You have the right to support a union; and you have the right
The city of Dixon made international news last year after a public corruption scandal broke, revealing the citys comptroller stole more than $53 million from local taxpayers.
A growing percentage of taxpayers owe nothing in income taxes after accounting for credits and deductions.