Attitude adjustment: Rauner signs bill axing pay raises for Illinois lawmakers
Attitude adjustment: Rauner signs bill axing pay raises for Illinois lawmakers
No budget, no raise.
Quote of the day, August 14
Quote of the day, August 14
Structural imbalance
Structural imbalance
Motorola Mobility to cut 500 jobs in Chicago
Motorola Mobility to cut 500 jobs in Chicago
Motorola Mobility’s layoffs will leave 500 Chicago workers without jobs in a state that impedes economic growth.
Secret emails at University of Illinois show need for reformed FOIA requirements
Secret emails at University of Illinois show need for reformed FOIA requirements
Governments and government agencies should adopt policies that prohibit officials from using their personal email addresses to conduct government business.
Manufacturer moves out of Madigan’s backyard, cites unfriendly business climate
Manufacturer moves out of Madigan’s backyard, cites unfriendly business climate
Illinois’ middle class is crumbling under the weight of the state’s political and legal classes.
Quote of the day, August 13
Quote of the day, August 13
House rejects Madigan’s attempt to clog federal-funds pass-through bill
House rejects Madigan’s attempt to clog federal-funds pass-through bill
Through this latest bit of gamesmanship, Madigan delayed the enactment of the state’s uncontroversial federal-funds pass-through legislation.
CPS to ask employees to contribute their fair share to their pensions
CPS to ask employees to contribute their fair share to their pensions
Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool calls for an end to “pickups” of employee pension contributions, which would save the cash-strapped district $174 million a year.
Kraft Heinz to cut 700 jobs at Illinois headquarters
Kraft Heinz to cut 700 jobs at Illinois headquarters
On Aug. 12, The Kraft Heinz Co. announced plans to lay off 700 employees at Kraft’s Northfield, Illinois, headquarters.
Illinois DCEO gives Amazon tax credits worth $10 million
Illinois DCEO gives Amazon tax credits worth $10 million
With special tax breaks for Amazon, Illinois resorts to sweetheart deals to overcome the effects of the state’s anti-growth policies, leaving smaller businesses to shoulder the full tax and regulatory burden.
Quote of the day, August 12
Quote of the day, August 12
Quote of the day, August 11
Quote of the day, August 11
CTU president Karen Lewis calls employee-pension contribution issue “strike-worthy”
CTU president Karen Lewis calls employee-pension contribution issue “strike-worthy”
The president of the Chicago Teachers Union defied the school board to require teachers to pay more of their own retirement costs.