Illinois’ comeback story starts here.

Quote of the day, January 1

Illinois Policy victories: 2014 in review

Tax relief, worker freedom and a health-care win have set the stage for an Illinois comeback in years to come.

City profits from crackdown on New Year’s drink specials

The intent of the law is to prevent binge drinking and drunk driving. But it’s not clear this is the best policy to address either of these problems.

By Bryant Jackson-Green

Quote of the Day, December 31

Quote of the day, December 30

Unions to bankrupt Chicago pension funds

A group of Chicago unions, including AFSCME Council 31 and the Chicago Teachers Union, have sued the city over a recent attempt to reform two of the city’s four pension funds.

By Benjamin VanMetre

Fixing Illinois’ welfare cliffs

Work should, in fact, pay.

Long ER waits at University of Chicago not surprising in the wake of ACA

There should be little doubt that these access problems will be exacerbated as the state has essentially handed out 500,000 Medicaid cards without providing any additional capacity for patient care.

By Naomi Lopez Bauman