Institute on WBEZ: The Politics of Snow
Institute on WBEZ: The Politics of Snow
The Illinois Policy Institute's Daniel Anthony talked with WBEZ's Steve Edwards about why snow is a good proxy for how well government services its public.
Institute on WBEZ: The Politics of Snow
Institute on WBEZ: The Politics of Snow
The Illinois Policy Institute's Daniel Anthony talked with WBEZ's Steve Edwards about why snow is a good proxy for how well government services its public.
Institute on WBEZ: The Politics of Snow
Institute on WBEZ: The Politics of Snow
The Illinois Policy Institute's Daniel Anthony talked with WBEZ's Steve Edwards about why snow is a good proxy for how well government services its public.
Illinois Senate Considers Raising Minimum Wage
Illinois Senate Considers Raising Minimum Wage
Illinois Senator Kimberly Lightford introduced legislation that would raise the minimum wage by 50 cents plus the rate of inflation annually until it reached the equivalent of $1.60 per hour in 1968.
True or False: 12 Judges Have Rejected Notion that Healthcare Law Is Unconstitutional
True or False: 12 Judges Have Rejected Notion that Healthcare Law Is Unconstitutional
In an interview aired on Sunday, President Obama said, "Keep in mind that we've had 12 judges said -- that just threw this case out -- the notion that the health care law was unconstitutional." What are the facts?
Raising the Bar: A Performance Review of Charter Schools
Raising the Bar: A Performance Review of Charter Schools
Several significant events over the past year have raised awareness for the education reform effort called the charter school movement.
Downers Grove, Willowbrook Take Top Scores in Transparency Audit
Downers Grove, Willowbrook Take Top Scores in Transparency Audit
The Downers Grove Park District and villages of Downers Grove and Willowbrook scored the highest of 16 public agencies recently evaluated in a government transparency audit. The audit was part of the Illinois Policy Institutes Local Transparency Project.
SPECIAL REPORT: Turning Passes into Fails
SPECIAL REPORT: Turning Passes into Fails
The owner of a medical testing laboratory conducting drug tests of probationers in Cook County says the chief probation officer and several judges are pressuring him for data so they can turn negative drug tests into positive onespasses into fails.
Village of Glencoe Sets State Record on Transparency
Village of Glencoe Sets State Record on Transparency
With recent improvements to the Village of Glencoe's website achieved a 92.5 out of 100 possible points on our transparency test, the highest score weve ever recorded in llinois.
Cook County Probation Dept. Pressuring Drug Test Provider for Negative Test Details
Cook County Probation Dept. Pressuring Drug Test Provider for Negative Test Details
The Cook County Adult Probation Department is trying to strong-arm a local drug-testing firm into providing information that could falsely imply probationers have not stayed clean.
Institute on Chicago Tonight: Street Clean-Up
Institute on Chicago Tonight: Street Clean-Up
Daniel Anthony featured on Chicago Tonight discussing the blizzard of 2011.
Institute on WBEZ: The Best Game in Town
Institute on WBEZ: The Best Game in Town
Daniel Anthony was an guest on Steve Edward's radio show. Anthony spoke about Institute's Snow Squad and Chicago's response to the 2011 blizzard.
Institute in Wall Street Journal: Few Fingers Pointed at Daley for Lake Shore Drive
Institute in Wall Street Journal: Few Fingers Pointed at Daley for Lake Shore Drive
Daniel Anthony and the Institute's Snow Squad featured in an article on Mayor Daley's response to the blizzard and the Lake Shore Dive clean up.
Institute on FOX Chicago:Tax Watchdogs Adding Up the Cost of 2011 Blizzard
Institute on FOX Chicago:Tax Watchdogs Adding Up the Cost of 2011 Blizzard
Institute CEO, John Tillman, on FOX Chicago discussing the city's response to the blizzard and the cost to the tax payers.