Labor Day weekend travel made pricier by Illinois’ gas taxes
Labor Day weekend travel made pricier by Illinois’ gas taxes
Illinois’ multilayered state and local gas taxes drive up prices at the pump
Chicago moves to ban sale of single servings of alcohol after midnight
Chicago moves to ban sale of single servings of alcohol after midnight
The proposal would prohibit retailers from selling single servings of alcohol after midnight in a questionable move to fight panhandling and public intoxication.
Rauner signs police pension reform ending double dipping, introducing 401(k) plans
Rauner signs police pension reform ending double dipping, introducing 401(k) plans
The new law is a step toward more fairness within Illinois’ police pension system, while offering certain police officers more control over their retirements.
The end of Uber in Chicago? Ordinance would require fingerprinting of rideshare drivers and limit surge pricing
The end of Uber in Chicago? Ordinance would require fingerprinting of rideshare drivers and limit surge pricing
The ordinance was pushed through committee by taxi industry ally Alderman Anthony Beale, 9th Ward.
School buses finally arrive for East Aurora students, but unfairness remains
School buses finally arrive for East Aurora students, but unfairness remains
Thousands of East Aurora students will be able to take buses to school for the first time, but the community still stands as an example of how school district decisions don’t always prioritize students.
Indignation, action needed on Illinois’ jobs crisis
Indignation, action needed on Illinois’ jobs crisis
Until Illinois lawmakers get serious about economic growth, don’t expect the state’s jobs trend to get off the depressing path it’s been treading for years.
Rauner signs school funding plan, tax credit scholarships into law
Rauner signs school funding plan, tax credit scholarships into law
Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed a school funding reform bill containing Illinois’ first-ever tax credit scholarship program.
Chicagoans: Brace for yet another tax hike
Chicagoans: Brace for yet another tax hike
A new property tax hike worth as much as $148 million is set to hit Chicagoans as part of the latest school funding proposal. That’s on top of the record-breaking property tax hikes Mayor Rahm Emanuel approved in 2015 and a litany of other city and county taxes and fees.
Stacked deck: Of all neighboring states, only Illinois gives strike powers to government unions
Stacked deck: Of all neighboring states, only Illinois gives strike powers to government unions
Illinois is the only state in the region that allows government workers to go on strike, effectively depriving residents of services they need and driving up the highest property tax bills in the nation.
Rahm’s celebration of test results ignores how CPS is still failing students
Rahm’s celebration of test results ignores how CPS is still failing students
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is touting a specific set of test scores showing improving student performance, while sweeping larger achievement problems under the rug.
Is your family eligible for Illinois’ tax credit scholarships?
Is your family eligible for Illinois’ tax credit scholarships?
The tax credit scholarship program included in the school funding proposal passed by the General Assembly would be the first of its kind in Illinois, and one of the largest of such programs in the nation.
Rahm’s hand in the cookie jar
Rahm’s hand in the cookie jar
Rauner signs bill to establish sexual assault evidence tracking system
Rauner signs bill to establish sexual assault evidence tracking system
A new law to create a commission to develop a statewide system to track evidence in sexual assault cases could result in swifter justice for crime victims and increased accountability and transparency in the criminal justice system.
Illinois General Assembly passes school funding plan, tax credit scholarships
Illinois General Assembly passes school funding plan, tax credit scholarships
The Illinois Senate passed a school funding reform bill containing the state’s first-ever tax credit scholarship program. The bill now awaits the governor’s signature.