An editorial in the Chicago Tribune mentions the Institute's proposals as responsible and sensible ideas to solve the budget crisis facing the state.
Find out the average annual wages of a budget analyst on the state payroll here.
Ready for new Illinois taxes on plastic grocery bags, music downloads, and soda pop cans?
HB5154 would threaten transparency in Illinois government by prohibiting the release of any public employee's performance evaluation.
Look closely, very closely. The real score on Quinn's plan: $900 million in spending reductions vs. $3.5 billion in tax hikes.
In 2008, switchboard operators on the state payroll made 29% more in wages on average than their counterparts in the rest of Illinois.
In 2008, the State of Illinois paid over one million dollars, in wages, to nine workers' compensation commissioners.
Executive Vice President Kristina Rasmussen discusses Pension Reform for the State of Illinois.
In 2008, the State of Illinois paid over half a million in dollars to individuals responsible for hiring and promoting state police officers.
The maze of Chicago Public Schools spending and the difficulties in figuring out exactly where all the tax dollars are going and why.
Six good ideas for tackling the problem of spending beyond our means.
Testimony of Kate Piercy, Director of Government Reform, Illinois Policy Institute Submitted to the Senate Executive Committee HB 4836 Sunshine Commission Act April 14, 2010 Purchase flomax Chairperson Silverstein, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Kate Piercy, and I am the Director of Government Reform for the Illinois Policy Institute....
In 2009, the Illinois Department of Aging spent over 300 thousand dollars on consultants.