If the district can’t get its finances in order, expect more teacher layoffs, school closings and large tax increases on Chicagoans.
The General Assembly Retirement System is one of the country’s worst-run retirement funds.
The Illinois Department of Corrections reports that 62 percent of inmates are parents.
The status quo has clearly failed residents in the Windy City and statewide.
Political incentives to come to an agreement are few and far between.
The Illinois Supreme Court’s precedent has made it impossible for Chicago to stave off bankruptcy by making even the most meager reforms to government-worker pensions.
It’s no mystery why businesses are leaving Illinois.
Illinois’ prison system is failing taxpayers and offenders alike. Here are six reforms to start fixing the problem.
Illinois spends $1.4 billion a year on overcrowded state prisons. Can the state get more for less?
Illinois has spent millions of dollars on the deceased in recent years.