Since the record tax hikes were passed last month, everyday staples have become less affordable for many families. Will state lawmakers respect the sacrifices they are making and budget responsibly?
The U.S. Government faces some major budget challenges. President Obama unveiled his fiscal year 2012 budget today and will present it to Congress.
Recently, one of our Liberty Leaders, Paul Detlefs, called into AM 560 (WIND) in Chicago to comment on excessive regulation of various professions.
The Illinois Policy Institute's Daniel Anthony talked with WBEZ's Steve Edwards about why snow is a good proxy for how well government services its public.
The Illinois Policy Institute's Daniel Anthony talked with WBEZ's Steve Edwards about why snow is a good proxy for how well government services its public.
The Illinois Policy Institute's Daniel Anthony talked with WBEZ's Steve Edwards about why snow is a good proxy for how well government services its public.
Illinois Senator Kimberly Lightford introduced legislation that would raise the minimum wage by 50 cents plus the rate of inflation annually until it reached the equivalent of $1.60 per hour in 1968.
In an interview aired on Sunday, President Obama said, "Keep in mind that we've had 12 judges said -- that just threw this case out -- the notion that the health care law was unconstitutional." What are the facts?
Several significant events over the past year have raised awareness for the education reform effort called the charter school movement.
The Downers Grove Park District and villages of Downers Grove and Willowbrook scored the highest of 16 public agencies recently evaluated in a government transparency audit. The audit was part of the Illinois Policy Institutes Local Transparency Project.
The owner of a medical testing laboratory conducting drug tests of probationers in Cook County says the chief probation officer and several judges are pressuring him for data so they can turn negative drug tests into positive onespasses into fails.
With recent improvements to the Village of Glencoe's website achieved a 92.5 out of 100 possible points on our transparency test, the highest score weve ever recorded in llinois.
The Cook County Adult Probation Department is trying to strong-arm a local drug-testing firm into providing information that could falsely imply probationers have not stayed clean.
Daniel Anthony featured on Chicago Tonight discussing the blizzard of 2011.