Greg Glassman, Founder and CEO of CrossFit
Greg Glassman, Founder and CEO of CrossFit
Preparing for the known and unknown
Former Dixon comptroller sentenced to 19.5 years in prison for $53 million tax theft
Former Dixon comptroller sentenced to 19.5 years in prison for $53 million tax theft
Today, former Dixon Comptroller Rita Crundwell was sentenced to 235 months more than 19.5 years in prison.
Institute on ABC 20: Legislative committee stipends are a waste
Institute on ABC 20: Legislative committee stipends are a waste
Institute Senior Director of Government Affairs, Matt Paprocki, joined ABC 20 to discuss legislative committee stipends, which are a waste. State lawmakers make about $65,000 a year for a job many of you think is part time. But that?s not all you pay them. If a lawmaker is a chairman or a spokesman for a...
Institute on WCIA TV: Illinois spending hundreds of thousands on office furniture
Institute on WCIA TV: Illinois spending hundreds of thousands on office furniture
A WCIA-3 News investigation focused specifically on office furniture. It found three departments among the biggest spenders: the comptroller, secretary of state and IDOT.
The RJ Moeller Show: John Tillman talks individual sovereignty and his journey to the Illinois Policy Institute
The RJ Moeller Show: John Tillman talks individual sovereignty and his journey to the Illinois Policy Institute
R.J. Moeller and guests discuss everything from politics to sports to movies to meatball hoagies. R.J. is the featured podcast on American Enterprise Institute’s “Values and Capitalism” website. R.J. recently interviewed Institute CEO, John Tillman. They discussed individual sovereignty, John’s conservatarian views and his journey to the Illinois Policy Institute.
ObamaCare comes to Illinois: federal government approves federal-state partnership exchange
ObamaCare comes to Illinois: federal government approves federal-state partnership exchange
In a joint press conference today in Chicago, Gov. Pat Quinn and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius announced the federal governments approval of a federal-state partnership ObamaCare insurance exchange in Illinois, in accordan
AFSCME: Steps toward a walkout
AFSCME: Steps toward a walkout
The American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, or AFSCME, Council 31 sent a message to its employees last week urging them to prepare for a walkout.
Pat Quinn: Our do-nothing governor
Pat Quinn: Our do-nothing governor
Sometimes it seems Gov. Pat Quinn vacillates more than a pendulum on a grandfather clock.
California assemblywoman pushes No Pension Bailout legislation
California assemblywoman pushes No Pension Bailout legislation
Recent calculations have put the total level of states unfunded pension debt at more than $2.5 trillion.
AFSCME to state workers: Prepare for a strike
AFSCME to state workers: Prepare for a strike
The states largest employee union is urging its members to be prepared for the possibility of a strike.
Tapped out Illinois makes plans to spend $1.56 billion on new projects in 2013
Tapped out Illinois makes plans to spend $1.56 billion on new projects in 2013
If you owed more than $30,000 on your credit cards and were strapped for cash, would you spend $1,500 on a new home entertainment system?
West Chicago teacher strike: lack of collective bargaining transparency leaves taxpayers in the dark
West Chicago teacher strike: lack of collective bargaining transparency leaves taxpayers in the dark
Faced with the prospect of lean financial times, the West Chicago Elementary District 33 school board decided it would be prudent to reduce automatic annual pay increases and lengthen the amount of time it takes for teachers to reach the top of pay scale
Illinois lawmaker wants politicians to take economics classes
Illinois lawmaker wants politicians to take economics classes
Would taking economics courses help politicians make better fiscal decisions?
Insitute on 1440 WROK’s Riley & Scot: Kristina Rasmussen talks State of the State
Insitute on 1440 WROK’s Riley & Scot: Kristina Rasmussen talks State of the State
Illinois Policy Institute Executive Vice President, Kristina Rasmussen, joined 1440 WROK’s Riley & Scot to provide an analysis of Gov. Pat Quinn’s State of the State Address. Listen to her interview