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Illinois’ pension crisis

Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman joins Mary Kissel on WSJ Live to discuss pension reform in Illinois.

ObamaCare enrollment numbers

Illinois Policy Institute Director of Health Policy Naomi Lopez Bauman joined Natalie Bomke on Good Day Chicago to discuss ObamaCare enrollment numbers in Illinois.

Breaking: ObamaCare enrollment announced: Illinois enrollments just 1,370 – dramatically short of target

The federal government just announced how many Illinoisans have enrolled in the federal health care program known as ObamaCare. The Illinois Policy Institute’s Director of Health Policy, Naomi Lopez-Bauman, and Vice President of Policy, Ted Dabrowski, are available to comment on these figures as well as provide updates on the law’s impact here in Illinois...

Illinois has 6,963 units of local government – more than any other state in the nation: Illinois Policy Institute report

A report released today by the nonpartisan Illinois Policy Institute finds that at 6,963, Illinois has more units of local government than any other state in the nation. The state’s extremely high number of government agencies is resulting in duplication of services, high local taxes and also creating barriers to taxpayers holding their local government agencies accountable....

Some CPS schools get failing grade

“Failing schools” have Chicago at the tipping point. But what does this really mean? The Illinois Policy Institute investigated the issue and found that almost half the students in the bottom 10% of Chicago’s public high schools could not do this problem: As a bowling instructor, you figure your students’ averages during tournaments. In five...

How can Chicago avoid a similar fate to Detroit?

Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman joined Neil Cavuto in studio at Fox Business to discuss what Chicago needs to do to avoid a potential bankruptcy.

Health care expert available to comment on ObamaCare Illinois enrollment figures

The federal government is expected to announce this week how many Illinoisans enrolled in the federal health care program known as ObamaCare. The Illinois Policy Institute’s Director of Health Policy, Naomi Lopez-Bauman, will be available to comment on these figures as well as provide updates on the law’s impact here in Illinois and nationally. Lopez-Bauman,...

Chicago Park District pension bill means higher taxes for city residents

The Illinois Policy Institute’s lead pension expert, Vice President of Policy Ted Dabrowski, released the following statement today regarding the pension bill passed by the Illinois legislature for the Chicago Park District pension fund: “Today the state legislature passed a pension bill aimed at putting more money in the pension fund for employees of the...