The failure of the Illinois House of Representatives to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of Senate Bill 1229 represents a great win for taxpayers on two fronts. First, taxpayers’ voice in AFSCME negotiations was protected. The governor, not an unelected and unaccountable arbitrator, will set the terms of the next contract. But the failure of...
Shrinking opportunities go hand in hand with a shrinking tax base.
Of the 1,050 new jobs announced, Sprint expects about half to be retail positions and the other half to be filled by wireless experts, network technicians and engineers.
On Sept. 24, 2015, Chicago City Council voted unanimously in favor of an ordinance to legalize food carts, giving thousands of street vendors across the city the freedom to make an honest living and opening the door for the next generation of culinary entrepreneurs.
Illinoisans’ household incomes have fallen by 8 percent since 2000, while state-worker salaries have increased by 22 percent.
Insider says more manufacturing layoffs coming for the Illinois stalwart.
Gov. Bruce Rauner’s signature authorizing Belleville Township to dissolve highlights a flawed process that prevents consolidation in a state that desperately needs it.
“I was born poor and I will die poor. The best inheritance I can give to my children is an education.”
"Nací pobre y me moriré pobre. La mejor herencia que le puedo dejar a mis hijos es una educación".
Reforming Illinois’ workers’ compensation laws could save state and local governments hundreds of millions of dollars per year.
The achievement gaps between white and Hispanic students in Illinois’ public schools, and the need to fundamentally reform the education system.