Never forget
Never forget
The case for updating Illinois’ felony-theft laws
The case for updating Illinois’ felony-theft laws
To make Illinois smarter on crime and save taxpayer dollars, theft laws must be kept up to date
No luck: Illinois Lottery sued for not paying lottery winners
No luck: Illinois Lottery sued for not paying lottery winners
The failure of the General Assembly to pass a state budget prevents Illinois lottery winners from receiving their prize money.
Illinois comptroller: Unpaid bills could grow to $8.5B by year’s end
Illinois comptroller: Unpaid bills could grow to $8.5B by year’s end
IOUs continue to flow from a broken state government.
Madigan sends a message
Madigan sends a message
Comptroller confirms workers’ compensation costs are a budget issue
Comptroller confirms workers’ compensation costs are a budget issue
Poorly written workers’ compensation laws cost Illinois government hundreds of millions of dollars each year.
Quote of the day, September 10
Quote of the day, September 10
Chicago’s food-cart ban costs revenue, jobs
Chicago’s food-cart ban costs revenue, jobs
Chicago’s ban on food carts is costing the city jobs and revenue. The city has fallen behind its peers: Street vending from food carts is already legal in 23 of the 25 largest cities in the U.S. The Illinois Policy Institute conducted a survey of nearly 200 Chicago food-cart street vendors to assess the social...
Quote of the day, September 9
Quote of the day, September 9
Four factors that created the CPS pension crisis
Four factors that created the CPS pension crisis
How Illinois politicians turned what was meant to provide government workers with retirement security into a political slush fund.
Madigan and power
Madigan and power
In the history of the United States, no one has led a state legislative body longer than Mike Madigan.
Cruel summer: Mass layoffs hit 2,100 Illinois workers in August
Cruel summer: Mass layoffs hit 2,100 Illinois workers in August
There’s no respite for laid-off Illinois workers in the “summer of pink slips.”
Quote of the day, September 8
Quote of the day, September 8
Quote of the day, September 7
Quote of the day, September 7