Press Release 40 cents of every Illinois general education dollar diverted to pensions Teacher pension spending rose drastically; general education spending increased incrementally 09/23/2021
Press Release Typical Chicago family will see up to $180 property tax increase in new city budget Chicago property taxes have grown 90% since 2010, while pensions eat up larger percentage of city budget 09/21/2021
Press Release Gov. Pritzker signs bill to show how Illinois construction funds are spent Illinois Policy Institute experts say this is progress for government transparency and efficient infrastructure spending 08/24/2021
Press Release Black workers suffer most from Illinois’ slow recovery from COVID-19 Monthly jobs tracker: over 300,000 prime working-age Illinoisans still unemployed 07/22/2021
Press Release As real estate market booms, Illinois ranks 48th for home building Chicago also saw among the worst growth in new home construction of large metro areas 07/19/2021
Press Release Newly enacted Hayli’s Law protects state’s youngest entrepreneurs Illinois’ children are now safe to sell lemonade without fear of government intervention. 07/13/2021
Press Release Roughly half of all Illinois House races were uncontested under most recent political maps 4.7 million voting-age Illinoisans had no choice in their state representative in an average election year, showing need for more competitive Statehouse races 07/08/2021
Press Release July 1 gas tax hike will cost drivers $105 more per year Illinoisans to see increased gas taxes for the third year in a row 06/30/2021
Press Release 39% of Illinois businesses still closed as state reopens with Phase 5 As Illinois fully reopened for business with Phase 5 yesterday, the state’s economy had significantly fewer businesses than prior to the pandemic. 06/14/2021
Press Release General Assembly passes commonsense, necessary ethics reform Illinois Policy Institute experts say lawmakers must pursue additional anti-corruption measures 06/01/2021
