Press Release 35% of Illinois’ small businesses have closed one year into COVID-19 restrictions More small businesses have closed in Illinois than in any other Midwestern state, except Michigan 03/30/2021
Press Release Rep. Rita Mayfield’s bill to put classrooms first passes Illinois House committee House Bill 7 would prioritize classrooms, students and teachers over bureaucracy in education funding 03/24/2021
Press Release Illinois Senate Committee passes bill to help nursing shortage Sen. Feigenholtz’s Senate Bill 2068 would add Illinois to the Nurse Licensure Compact 03/24/2021
Press Release Illinois lawmakers move shell bill that could hike taxes on small businesses by $1B Senate Bill 217 could serve as a vehicle for an unpopular tax hike proposal with hundreds of thousands of Illinoisans still out of work 03/17/2021
Press Release Black Illinoisans hurt twice as much by worst year of job losses in state history Monthly jobs tracker: Over 15% of Black Illinoisans lost their jobs during the pandemic. 03/16/2021
Press Release Illinois’ pension crisis takes an invisible $1,417 per year out of every Illinoisan’s pocket Proposed federal stimulus checks will not cover a single year of the ongoing, hidden public pension cost to each Illinoisan’s bottom line 03/03/2021
Press Release Former Speaker Madigan’s pension: $70K in 2021, $151K by July 2022 Madigan will retire with a pension worth $2.9 million after contributing just $350,000 02/22/2021
Press Release Illinois Policy Institute statement on Former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s resignation Closing the book on the Madigan Machine means fixing the institutions that fueled his unprecedented power 02/18/2021
Press Release What to know: Illinois’ unbalanced budget Illinois Policy Institute warns a $7.5 billion federal stimulus isn’t enough to cover Illinois’ budget deficit, backlog of bills and pension payment, absent reform 02/17/2021
Press Release Why changes to the House Rules matter Ending corruption in Illinois starts with reforming the power of the House speaker 02/10/2021
