Changing the repayment plan to one based on flawed assumptions and bad accounting does nothing to shield taxpayers from the risks of an imperfect system.
Gov. Bruce Rauner’s recent actions highlight the need for change in the Illinois Department of Aging’s largest program.
Comparisons with peer states show a badly distorted workers’ compensation system in Illinois.
Americans once stampeded into Illinois in search of opportunity. Now, the opposite happens.
Responsibility for Illinois’ sorry state of affairs falls at the feet of House Speaker Mike Madigan, Senate President John Cullerton and their combined 80 years in state government.
Taxpayers are on the hook for $8 million a year in wasteful grants for amenities ranging from dog parks to disc-golf courses.
Illinois and Chicago should make career lawmakers a thing of the past.