Cindi Young
Cindi Young
“Year after year, I had asked the state to stop deducting the dues. I don’t understand why they were still taking my money. I want my money back.”
House bill would force gas station owners to display Pritzker propaganda
House bill would force gas station owners to display Pritzker propaganda
A new measure would require gas stations to post a sign reminding customers the automatic gas tax hike is delayed. Retailers without the sign would be fined $500 per day, but they are pushing back against what amounts to a political ad.
Ep. 31: The hot housing market
Ep. 31: The hot housing market
Subscribe to The Policy Shop podcast and Illinois Policy’s YouTube channel for an insider’s look at the latest in Springfield. This edition of The Policy Shop is brought to you by Chief Economist Orphe Divounguy. It’s spring, the most popular time of the year for buying a house. Homeownership is in demand and across the...
Above the law: Amendment 1 would let government unions void over 350 Illinois laws
Above the law: Amendment 1 would let government unions void over 350 Illinois laws
Amendment 1 would allow government unions to nullify hundreds of Illinois statutes – including laws aimed at protecting school children – simply by contradicting them in union contracts.
Maria Rodriguez
Maria Rodriguez
“It has been a great blessing for us because we are a low-income family, and we needed the help from the scholarships.”
Illinois House bill would jeopardize Madigan’s $151K pension
Illinois House bill would jeopardize Madigan’s $151K pension
A new bill in the Illinois House calls for suspending the pensions for legislators facing corruption charges. Former House Speaker Michael Madigan, recently indicted for racketeering and bribery, is set to collect $12,600 per month starting in July.
Lightfoot’s speed camera jackpot
Lightfoot’s speed camera jackpot
Speed cameras issue more tickets in 2021 than Chicago has residents
Speed cameras issue more tickets in 2021 than Chicago has residents
Chicago drivers were issued more speed tickets in 2021 than there are city residents. Annual ticket revenues doubled, but fatal crashes still increased.
Experts: Illinois lawmakers wrong to back 80% funding level for pensions
Experts: Illinois lawmakers wrong to back 80% funding level for pensions
Illinois’ 90% funding target already violates best practices, but some have proposed going even lower. That’s a bad idea based on a myth, according to the American Academy of Actuaries.
Champaign-Urbana loses 5,300 jobs in February as most Illinois metros gain
Champaign-Urbana loses 5,300 jobs in February as most Illinois metros gain
Illinois posted job growth of 19,600 in February, with bigger payrolls in 10 of 14 Illinois-based metropolitan areas.
Lightfoot abandons gas tax cut for gas, transit card lottery
Lightfoot abandons gas tax cut for gas, transit card lottery
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot will raffle gas and mass transit cards instead of cutting her new 3-cent gas tax. The shift follows aldermen questioning how much a gas tax cut would cost the city.
Pritzker ranks 4th-worst governor for economic freedom
Pritzker ranks 4th-worst governor for economic freedom
In a new report on America’s 50 governors, Gov. J.B Pritzker was ranked 47th because of the harm he’s done to the state economy. Voters saved him from a lower rank by rejecting his ‘fair tax.’
Bullied students find better education thanks to Illinois’ school choice program
Bullied students find better education thanks to Illinois’ school choice program
Jerry Valdivia’s children were scarred in a fire that killed their mom. They avoided bullying and found a nurturing private school thanks to Illinois’ school choice scholarship program.
Illinois’ leisure, hospitality industry suffering 3rd-worst recovery in U.S.
Illinois’ leisure, hospitality industry suffering 3rd-worst recovery in U.S.
Illinois is still missing 77,000 jobs from its restaurants, bars, hotels and other leisure industries since COVID-19 shutdowns. That Illinois jobs sector has recovered only 72% of what it lost in the pandemic – one of the nation’s worst recoveries.