Moving companies report Illinois exodus hits 10th year
Moving companies report Illinois exodus hits 10th year
More people again in 2020 became former Illinoisans than new Illinoisans. The new General Assembly has the power to stop the moving vans.
Timothy Carroll
Timothy Carroll
“I went to appeal my property taxes and won. But that same year they increased the levy amount, so my taxes still went up."
Moving out Madigan
Moving out Madigan
Illinois unemployment claims double
Illinois unemployment claims double
Illinois unemployment numbers dropped for a week during the holidays, but they were back up last week as the state's hospitality industry remains out in the cold.
Madigan’s reign ends as longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history
Madigan’s reign ends as longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history
Illinoisans watched the politically impossible become the politically inevitable.
Pritzker wants $500M tax hike on Illinois small businesses
Pritzker wants $500M tax hike on Illinois small businesses
Congress provided tax benefits for business losses in the CARES Act to help offset economic challenges during the pandemic. Gov. J.B. Pritzker wants to undo that relief to raise revenue for Illinois.
Illinois’ mountain of debt will be Madigan’s fiscal legacy
Illinois’ mountain of debt will be Madigan’s fiscal legacy
Decades of institutionalized financial mismanagement left Illinois with the nation’s worst fiscal health. Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan has been at the center of nearly every bad decision along the way.
Illinois House in limbo until speaker is elected
Illinois House in limbo until speaker is elected
With Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan reportedly short of the 60 votes needed to hold on to the speakership, Illinois House members will have to line up behind a new candidate before they can get down to business.
Illinois was most corrupt of 10 largest states under Madigan’s reign
Illinois was most corrupt of 10 largest states under Madigan’s reign
Illinois averaged over one federal public corruption conviction a week during the Madigan era. That is the most convictions per capita among the top 10 most populous states between 1983 and 2018.
Illinois’ revenue gluttony gobbles up small business aid
Illinois’ revenue gluttony gobbles up small business aid
Bill would give more power to CTU in fight to prevent school reopening
Bill would give more power to CTU in fight to prevent school reopening
Illinois labor laws prevent the Chicago Teachers Union from going on strike to protest the reopening of school buildings. But the union is winning a push for legislation that places students’ return to school in jeopardy.
51 House Democrats back Madigan for speaker in caucus vote
51 House Democrats back Madigan for speaker in caucus vote
See who your representative backed in a historic fight for the Illinois House speakership.
Madigan suspends campaign for House speaker
Madigan suspends campaign for House speaker
The most powerful speaker in American history may finally be stepping aside amid a wide-ranging federal corruption probe.
Unless legislative map process changes, Pritzker’s veto threat means little
Unless legislative map process changes, Pritzker’s veto threat means little
Illinois legislative maps are drawn by state lawmakers who pick their voters, instead of the other way around. Without independent mapmaking, nothing will be changed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s threat to veto a partisan map.