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With the constant advancements of the digital age, keeping citizens informed about their local and state government’s actions has never been easier. However, recent analysis by the Illinois Policy Institute found that Champaign, along with 11 other city governments failed an online audit for government transparency. This analysis takes a close look at how much...
With the constant advancements of the digital age, keeping citizens informed about their local and state government’s actions has never been easier. However, recent analysis by the Illinois Policy Institute found that Decatur, along with 11 other city governments failed an online audit for government transparency. This analysis takes a close look at how much...
With the constant advancements of the digital age, keeping citizens informed about their local and state government’s actions has never been easier. However, recent analysis by the Illinois Policy Institute found that Rockford, along with 11 other city governments failed an online audit for government transparency. This analysis takes a close look at how much...
Una reciente auditoría de las páginas web públicas del estado de Illinois halló que el condado de Cook tiene bajísimos niveles de transparencia pública en internet. De hecho, el condado de Cook obtuvo solamente 64.9 puntos de un total de 100 puntos posibles en dicha auditoría sobre la transparencia del gobierno en internet. Estos datos...
by David Nicklaus Illinois’ new pension law quickly found a fan club among Wall Street’s credit-rating agencies. Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch Ratings all issued statements praising the pension overhaul that Gov. Pat Quinn signed Dec. 5. It’s their first unanimously positive pronouncement in years about Illinois, and the accolades must have been music to...
by Shawn Shinneman Hunger likes to hide, but Angie Reeks sees it up close. And although the recession is over and the county’s unemployment rate has fallen to 6.8 percent, from Reeks’ perch, the need is as great as ever. Based on food stamps use trends within the county – nearly tripling since the start of...
The fine folks at the Illinois Policy Institute love numbers. They love to add them, subtract them, crunch them and analyze them. They also like to dispel them. The group’s cause of the day is the plan passed by lawmakers to resolve Illinois’ underfunded pension crisis. House Speaker Mike Madigan quickly pinned a medal on...
Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman released the following statement today: “Special interests and lobbyists flooded the state capitol last week as lawmakers rushed a pension bill to the governor’s desk. But as has become the norm in Illinois, an important stakeholder was left out of the conversations: taxpayers. “It has become clear with every...