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The Bad Habit We Just Can’t Kick

The Bad Habit We Just Can’t Kick

Since 2009 the Illinois General Assembly has tried over and over again to pass a tobacco tax which will unfairly target small business owners and the poor.

More Budget Reforms Coming to Cook County?

More Budget Reforms Coming to Cook County?

Newly elected Board President Toni Preckwinkle is saying and doing the right things when it comes to solving a budget crisis.

Budget Solutions 2012 in Sauk Valley Newspapers

Budget Solutions 2012 in Sauk Valley Newspapers

The Sauk Valley Newspapers editorial board encouraged Gov. Quinn to consider ideas from Budget Solutions 2012 in an editorial published March 15.

Why Nancy Thorner Is a Proud Liberty Leader

Why Nancy Thorner Is a Proud Liberty Leader

Recently, we asked some of our more active Liberty Leaders to let us know what they are up to and what has made them successful in their efforts to promote liberty around the State of Illinois.

Budgeting from an Artificial High

Budgeting from an Artificial High

After a decade of increasing spending, in this years budget debate responsible spenders start off with their backs to the goal line.

Institute in Decatur Herald and Review

Institute in Decatur Herald and Review

The Decatur Herald and Review published wrote about the Illinois Policy Institute's "Transparency Checklist" in an editorial about Sunshine Week.

Budget Solutions 2012 on WMAY in Springfield

Budget Solutions 2012 on WMAY in Springfield

Institute CEO John Tillman spoke on 970-AM WMAY about Budget Solutions 2012, a balanced, line-by-line alternative to the budget proposed by Gov. Quinn.

A Second Chance

A Second Chance

Last year, a bill aimed at giving families in the worst performing Chicago schools a better opportunity failed in the Illinois House. This year, its back.