Illinois’ excessive job licensing keeps Chicagoans in poverty
Illinois’ excessive job licensing keeps Chicagoans in poverty
Occupational licensing is more burdensome in Illinois than in neighboring states for many professions. Those barriers are unreasonably keeping poor Illinoisans and Chicagoans from finding work.
By Joe Tabor
Vallas: Fewer cops is how mayor plans to make Chicago safer?
Vallas: Fewer cops is how mayor plans to make Chicago safer?
The Johnson administration is playing a shell game on public safety. They’re likely hiring civilians for administrative positions to free up officers at local police districts, yet they’re eliminating more than double the amount of police positions currently vacant.
By Paul Vallas
Dr. Eddie Kornegay joins the Center for Poverty Solutions as executive director
Dr. Eddie Kornegay joins the Center for Poverty Solutions as executive director
Kornegay will lead the center’s outreach and partnership programs aimed at reducing Chicago poverty levels
Illinois licensing makes escaping poverty harder than in other Midwestern states
Illinois licensing makes escaping poverty harder than in other Midwestern states
Illinois could make it easier to escape poverty by letting more people work without first getting a license. Six neighboring states do a better job of easing occupational licensing on low-income professions.
By Joe Tabor
Valentina Marieyah Pacheco-Cornejo
Valentina Marieyah Pacheco-Cornejo
“We want to be a role model. We hope that others will do the same through development to uplift and restore our communities to what they were.”
Vallas: 4 reasons why ‘mansion tax’ is bad for Chicago business
Vallas: 4 reasons why ‘mansion tax’ is bad for Chicago business
Two false labels are attached to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s push to tax high-dollar real estate sales. It’s not a “mansion tax.” It taxes mainly businesses. It won’t help “Bring Chicago Home.” It will fuel businesses moving out.
By Paul Vallas
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson gets little support for migrant tent camps
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson gets little support for migrant tent camps
Voters, community residents and some aldermen are upset with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson over how decisions to place migrant tent camps have been handled. Voters polled were 63% opposed to 28% in support of the winter tent plan.
By Jess Plowman
Illinois mandated annual reports on Invest in Kids: 4 years, no reports
Illinois mandated annual reports on Invest in Kids: 4 years, no reports
The Illinois State Board of Education failed to publish diagnostic reports required by the Invest in Kids Act to track scholarship recipients’ progress starting in 2019. State lawmakers are letting the program expire without seeing a single report.
By Patrick Andriesen
3 bad decisions drive up Chicago Teachers Union dues by over $160
3 bad decisions drive up Chicago Teachers Union dues by over $160
Chicago Teachers Union members are seeing their dues jump to more $1,400 this year – over $160 more than last year. Here are three reasons to believe CTU hiked dues to make up for its own questionable financial decisions.
By Mailee Smith
Shopping small on Saturday? Good. Small businesses lead Illinois’ job growth.
Shopping small on Saturday? Good. Small businesses lead Illinois’ job growth.
Small Business Saturday offers a reason to be thankful: Illinois businesses with fewer than 20 employees were the ones creating the most new jobs.
By Dylan Sharkey