As national jobs growth kept up a steady clip, Illinois saw jobs growth dip after lawmakers passed a historic tax hike.
The city has seen a 45 percent increase in its minimum wage since 2015.
Illinois remains one of only four states to impose severe restrictions on the purchase and use of consumer fireworks.
While the name of the home stadium for the Chicago White Sox has changed over the years, its status as a tax burden has not.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Janus v. AFSCME means state workers previously paying “fair share” fees will no longer see any money deducted from their paychecks on behalf of a union.
What Harris has in common with Janus is immense courage. Both show the power of a single individual, an Illinoisan, to change the course of the state and the nation.
The state will stop deducting agency fees from workers who have opted out of the union, effective immediately.
A landmark case on worker freedom could have positive effects on Illinois’ fiscal health, according to a leading ratings agency.
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Illinois Policy Institute research finds government unions often spend more on politics than representation, and political giving skews Democrat
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision today in Janus v. AFSCME, confirming that forced union fees are unconstitutional.