Under civil asset forfeiture laws in Illinois and across the country, law enforcement can seize property without proving it was involved in a crime. Illinois should follow Michigan’s lead and reform these unjust laws.
State politicians will decide the fate of Chicago’s demand for more money, but a budget vote isn’t likely before January 2016.
What happens to a family that can’t afford to leave Illinois?
HB 4323 would impose onerous rules and restrictions on fantasy-sports operations.
A new study reveals that Illinois has the highest workers’ compensation costs in the Midwest and the seventh highest in the United States.
What happens to a family that can’t afford to leave Illinois?
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and city aldermen choose tax hikes over necessary reform.
Besides what appears to be retaliation against a citizen for exercising his First Amendment rights, the incident reveals the absurdity of Chicago’s ban on airport pickups for popular services such as Uber, Lyft and Sidecar.
The former governor’s landmark pension bill paved the way for two decades of go-along-to-get-along pension politics, turning Illinois' pension debt into the nation's largest retirement crisis.