Manufacturing employment in Illinois has stagnated and even shrunk while Indiana and Michigan – neighboring Right-to-Work states – have boomed.
Gov. Bruce Rauner ordered Cinespace Chicago Film Studios to pay back their most recent $10 million grant, but further action is necessary to stamp out cronyism in Illinois.
City leaders should open the floodgates of opportunity for small businesses in Chicago.
This bewildering tax is disproportionately harming small-business owners across the state.
The proposed ordinance was so restrictive that one alderman likened it to “beating a mosquito with an automatic weapon.”
Illinois’ recent economic history is grim, but there is a beacon of light appearing at the end of the tunnel.
Reforms to LLC fees and the corporate franchise tax would be a great start for building a better business environment in Illinois, especially for small businesses and entrepreneurs.
Establishment +295K jobs, household +96K employment, labor force -178K
This is an important step in outpacing neighboring states, and for embracing an innovative, entrepreneurial culture in Illinois.
There’s no good reason for Bloomington's government to stand between drivers who want to offer this service and would-be customers who want to take advantage of it.
Dollar for dollar, the death tax is likely the most economically harmful tax levied in Illinois.
The governor’s agenda should be cause for optimism across the state: competitiveness, not cronyism, is the right path forward to spark an Illinois comeback.
Illinois is home to a number of policies that reduce the opportunities of minorities, especially men. Forced unionism is one of them.
Despite a unanimous recommendation of approval, the Naperville City Council voted to deny Little Jimmy’s Italian Ice a permit to operate a food cart in Naperville, while allowing John’s Rib House and Joey’s Red Hots to continue to operate.