Illinois municipalities that are tired of seeing their manufacturing base hollowed out can take action to end the exodus.
Missing from the discussion on Lincolnwood’s pension crisis is talk of the unfunded liability for the village’s firefighter pension fund. That’s because this fund has no unfunded liability – Lincolnwood privatized their fire protection services 25 years ago.
Chicago residents are stopped four times as often as New York City residents were at the height of that city’s controversial stop-and-frisk policy.
Manufacturing employment in Illinois has stagnated and even shrunk while Indiana and Michigan – neighboring Right-to-Work states – have boomed.
Gov. Bruce Rauner ordered Cinespace Chicago Film Studios to pay back their most recent $10 million grant, but further action is necessary to stamp out cronyism in Illinois.
City leaders should open the floodgates of opportunity for small businesses in Chicago.
While no definitive legal opinion has been issued on the merits of local Right to Work, Madigan has charged Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposal with violating federal labor law.
Live today at 2:30pm. Three state workers represented by the Liberty Justice Center have taken legal action to end the collection of fair share union dues in Illinois.
This bewildering tax is disproportionately harming small-business owners across the state.