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Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman released the following statement regarding Illinois’ proposed pension “deal” and why it is bad for Illinois: “Limited details were just released regarding a proposed pension “deal.” Illinois lawmakers are returning to Springfield Tuesday to vote on this deal, made by Speaker Madigan and other politicians behind closed doors. No legislation has...
Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman released the following statement regarding Illinois’ proposed pension “deal” and why it is bad for Illinois: “Illinois lawmakers are returning to Springfield Tuesday to vote on a proposed pension ‘deal.’ This deal was made by Speaker Madigan and other politicians behind closed doors. No legislation has been released. No...
Under growing public pressure to act, the leaders of Illinois’ General Assembly announced Wednesday they’d reached an agreement on how to solve the state’s $100 billion pension problem and would begin trying to persuade other lawmakers to approve it in a special legislative session next week. The deal was a significant breakthrough after months of...
Mike Flannery For those who ask, “Why does Illinois have the highest unemployment rate in the Midwest?” this is why. “They do not make — the state is not helping you grow your business,” Deron Lichte, owner of Food Warning Equipment Co. explains. “They’re placing hurdles in front of you.” Deron Lichte told us last...
Last week brought Guinness World Records Day, and on that day we learned that Illinois set another record: We have more local government than any other state, and at 6,963 local government bodies we smash the competition by a margin of 1,800. Woo-hoo? How about, uh-oh. Most of us live under three layers of general...
Illinois Policy Institute Director of Health Policy Naomi Lopez Bauman joins Greg Bishop on WMAY to discuss ObamaCare.
A lot of local governments are looking at increasing their property tax rates this time of year. Although many of the individual government increases appear relatively small, when added up they could represent a significant increase in cost to local property owners. The root of the problem — explored once again in a new study...
The state of Illinois has more units of government than any other state in the nation. That’s according to a new report from the Illinois Policy Institute. The organization says the state has more than 6,900 local government agencies. The state with the next-highest number is Texas, at 5,100. The Illinois Policy Institute says the...