9 Schaumburg Park District employees take home more than $100K per year
9 Schaumburg Park District employees take home more than $100K per year
Park district documents reveal multiple employees making six-figure salaries.
Lake County homeowners: Where do your property taxes go?
Lake County homeowners: Where do your property taxes go?
In 2017 alone, Lake County billed homeowners $1.8 billion in property taxes. Owners of a median-valued home in Lake Forest received a $13,600 property tax bill.
Study: Chicago’s regulatory roadblocks stifle the city’s food trucks
Study: Chicago’s regulatory roadblocks stifle the city’s food trucks
The country is enjoying a food truck boom, but overbearing regulations threaten the industry. According to a new study, Chicago’s regulatory burden is among the worst.
False promises, real harm: Why Illinoisans should reject a progressive income tax
False promises, real harm: Why Illinoisans should reject a progressive income tax
States with a progressive income tax see greater income inequality, and have seen income inequality rise faster than states without a progressive income tax.
Spending Caps for Madigan
Spending Caps for Madigan
Outmigration fuels Madison, St. Clair County population dips in 2017
Outmigration fuels Madison, St. Clair County population dips in 2017
Madison and St. Clair counties both saw their populations decline from July 2016 to July 2017, thanks to outmigration – a problem the counties have been dealing with for years.
Loyola Ramblers Final Four
Loyola Ramblers Final Four
Illinois February jobs growth driven by surging local government payrolls
Illinois February jobs growth driven by surging local government payrolls
While Illinois outperformed the nation in terms of monthly employment growth for the first time since September 2017, Illinois payrolls have only increased half as fast as the rest of the nation in the past year.
Madison County voters reject sales tax hike at the ballot box
Madison County voters reject sales tax hike at the ballot box
Local voters struck down a 1 percent sales tax hike for the third time in seven years.
Crystal Lake superintendent to earn $190K salary following school district vote
Crystal Lake superintendent to earn $190K salary following school district vote
One Crystal Lake school district superintendent has become the latest public official to collect a salary nearing $200,000, following a vote by the district board.
Election season in the land of shrinkin’
Election season in the land of shrinkin’
Getting Illinois to grow again starts with getting those who remain to believe it’s possible. And even more, to believe it’s a state worth saving.
Of the nation’s 10 largest metro areas, only Chicago saw population loss in 2017
Of the nation’s 10 largest metro areas, only Chicago saw population loss in 2017
The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro area witnessed population decline over the year, as did nearly every other metro area in Illinois.
More than 80 percent of Illinois counties saw population loss in 2017
More than 80 percent of Illinois counties saw population loss in 2017
As outmigration fuels population decline throughout the state, Cook County saw the largest numeric population loss of any county in the nation.
DuPage County votes ‘yes’ to consolidate rare unit of local government
DuPage County votes ‘yes’ to consolidate rare unit of local government
The nonbinding referendum to merge DuPage County’s election commission with the clerk’s office won by more than 17,000 votes.