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As Illinois fully reopened for business with Phase 5 yesterday, the state’s economy had significantly fewer businesses than prior to the pandemic.

Illinois Policy Institute experts say lawmakers must pursue additional anti-corruption measures

 Pending a motion to reconsider the vote from Senate President Don Harmon, the Illinois General Assembly passed a $42.3 billion Fiscal Year 2022 budget in an early morning special session after the legislative deadline.

Monthly jobs tracker: Illinois gained only 300 jobs in April

MEDIA AVAILABILITY from the ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTEMEDIA CONTACT: Melanie Krakauer (312) 607-4977  What to watch: Lawmakers to tackle Illinois finances, ethics and more Illinois Policy Institute experts available to discuss upcoming issues during legislative session SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (May 20, 2021) – With less than two weeks left in the legislative session, the Illinois General Assembly must tackle a…

Decades of corruption in Illinois has left thousands of Illinoisans in poverty.

Illinois Policy Institute releases tracker for agency call-back queue, monthly unemployment claims and a counter of how many days the IDES offices have been closed

Women with children are 2 percentage points more likely to return to work in states where governments have re-opened schools

Union contracts override state law when it comes to carrying out officer discipline

More small businesses have closed in Illinois than in any other Midwestern state, except Michigan