by Kate Piercy According to a USA TODAY analysis of government data, “paychecks from private business shrank to their smallest share of personal income in U.S. history during the first quarter of this year.” On the other hand, government-provided benefits, including Social Security and unemployment insurance, for example, rose to record high levels during the first three...
The average 2009 score for Illinois
Illinois is ranked the 6th-worst place to do business in the country by Chief Executive magazine.
Illinois falls further behind in the 2010 ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness review of the states.
Gov. Quinn should rethink his minimum wage position. Advocating for a higher minimum wage is a short-term political gimmick that does long-term detrimental harm to the people it pretends to help.
Is tax credits for new jobs good policy? Do credits work? Are there better options?
The Institute has outlined a series of reforms focused on bringing jobs, responsible spending, and accountable government back to Illinois. Our solutions address some of the root causes of Illinois
On March 3, Kristina Rasmussen testified before the Illinois House of Representatives Health Care Licenses Committee about hair braider licensing. She says the current licensing regulations are onerous and stand in the way job-creating entrepreneurs.
How free are we in Illinois?
Things don't look so rosy for job growth in the Prairie State.
How free are we in Illinois?
More lessons from Haiti for the American economy.
Things don't look so rosy for job growth in the Prairie State.
The Problem Cook County is the largest county in Illinois, with a population of 5,294,664 (41% of Illinois’s 12,901,563 residents). However, between April 2000 and July 2008, its population declined at a rate of -1.5%, while the rest of Illinois grew by 3.9%. Why is everyone leaving? Highest Taxes. Within Chicago and Cook County, the...