Census: 95% of Illinoisans moving out head to lower-tax states
Census: 95% of Illinoisans moving out head to lower-tax states
U.S. Census estimates showed Illinois lost residents to 32 states and Washington, D.C. – virtually all to lower-tax states.
Chicago Teachers Union releases ‘annual’ audits 5 years late
Chicago Teachers Union releases ‘annual’ audits 5 years late
Chicago Teachers Union leaders fought members, a Congressional inquiry and a potential U.S. Department of Labor investigation over audits. Now we know why.
Chicago Public Schools students thrive through academic rigor
Chicago Public Schools students thrive through academic rigor
Chicago Public Schools’ school choice experiment is working: students at the city’s selective enrollment schools are thriving.
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Waste watch: Illinois grants $4M to private theaters
Waste watch: Illinois grants $4M to private theaters
Illinois lawmakers gave money to venues for plays, concerts and weddings – without explaining why private concerns deserved public money.
Donors can help Illinois students, but will Pritzker let them?
Donors can help Illinois students, but will Pritzker let them?
A new federal program would provide donor funds to school children in Illinois. But the governor must allow it.
Illinois state lawmakers boost their own pay
Illinois state lawmakers boost their own pay
Taxpayers usually get told what raise they will receive. They also get told what raises they will give: to state lawmakers, and by those same lawmakers.
APL Logistics, S&S Active both see mass layoffs
APL Logistics, S&S Active both see mass layoffs
A warehouse and supply chain company and clothing company gave the Chicago collar counties the bulk of Illinois’ mass layoffs in December.
CTU: Root Cause of Illiteracy
CTU: Root Cause of Illiteracy
7 things to know about Chicago Bears stadium debate
7 things to know about Chicago Bears stadium debate
Who owns Soldier Field? Why do taxpayers still owe millions? What would a move mean for Chicago’s budget? Answers about a potential Bears move.
Voters get say on Illinois students benefitting from scholarships
Voters get say on Illinois students benefitting from scholarships
Voters in 32 counties get to say whether they think the state should let public and private schoolchildren benefit from donated funds.
Waste watch: Illinois lawmakers hand $740K to ‘Floating Museum’
Waste watch: Illinois lawmakers hand $740K to ‘Floating Museum’
Illinois’ broken budget process allocated taxpayer dollars to an art group best known for its floating exhibit on the Chicago River.
4 ways to break out of Illinois’ pension trap
4 ways to break out of Illinois’ pension trap
Causes, costs, how to set the state free
Illinois lawmakers to tackle Chicago Bears stadium, pensions, taxes
Illinois lawmakers to tackle Chicago Bears stadium, pensions, taxes
Expect a progressive tax, higher education spending and a Bears stadium to be high on the agenda for Illinois state lawmakers.