Please come join the Institute and the Union League Club on February 8th for lunch and discussion with David M. Walker, author of Comeback America: Turning the Country Around and Restoring Fiscal Responsibility.
Illinois has officially submitted its application to the federal grant program.
The Pension Funding and Fairness Act will help the government honor its commitments while also honoring its responsibility to the taxpayers
The proposal by the Illinois Policy Institute features long-term legal limits on state spending, a three-year budget freeze, billions of dollars in borrowing and substantial cuts in pension benefits for state workers
The local school board will hear the proposal tonight.
by Amanda Griffin-Johnson Using our transparency website, IllinoisOpenGov.org, I found that by the time of our FOIA request in 2009, the Department of Transportation spent $1,656,543,925.65 on
Michigan can't sue Illinois over the Asian Carp. They don't have to.
The Department of Commerce spent $1,068 on table tents in 2008.
Proposal addresses $83 billion unfunded liability while respecting taxpayers.
Here are five common items that every city in Illinois could put on its web site.
We have made significant progress in opening up
That's why charter schools are located almost entirely in Chicago.
The Department of Public Health spent $551,895.96 on telephone interviews for the CDC. Find out more here.
The state spent $4,765 on Business cards in 2008 and 2009.