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SB37: The Local Government Transparency Act

SB37: The Local Government Transparency Act

The Problem Taxpayers deserve to know information about the governments they fund. Illinois has thousands of units of local government, but key information about most of them is not readily available to average citizens. Technology has created an unprecedented opportunity for governments of all sizes to make information publicly available at no incremental cost. While...

By Brian Costin, Collin Hitt

The Bad Habit We Just Can’t Kick

The Bad Habit We Just Can’t Kick

Since 2009 the Illinois General Assembly has tried over and over again to pass a tobacco tax which will unfairly target small business owners and the poor.

More Budget Reforms Coming to Cook County?

More Budget Reforms Coming to Cook County?

Newly elected Board President Toni Preckwinkle is saying and doing the right things when it comes to solving a budget crisis.

Budget Solutions 2012 in Sauk Valley Newspapers

Budget Solutions 2012 in Sauk Valley Newspapers

The Sauk Valley Newspapers editorial board encouraged Gov. Quinn to consider ideas from Budget Solutions 2012 in an editorial published March 15.

Why Nancy Thorner Is a Proud Liberty Leader

Why Nancy Thorner Is a Proud Liberty Leader

Recently, we asked some of our more active Liberty Leaders to let us know what they are up to and what has made them successful in their efforts to promote liberty around the State of Illinois.