Where is the school district going to get $1.1 billion? The state? Think again.
Illinois’ manufacturing payrolls have declined in 21 of the last 30 months.
Jon Burge draws thousands of dollars each month from a broken system.
Without clear restrictions, license-plate readers could be misused by police.
Income-tax revenue represents just one-sixth of the $6.1 billion the state gives to local governments every year. Proposed reforms would leave untouched the vast majority of that money.
If taxpayers can get a bigger bang for their buck, they should get it.
Local governments must pare their budgets, forcing them to identify best practices they should have found already.
The local revolution that began in Kentucky can spread to Illinois.
Right-to-Try laws empower patients whose lives are on the line.