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Waste Watch: Suburban Chicago local governments wasted nearly $16 million

As homeowners have watched their property taxes go up, their local budgets are filled with wasteful spending

Waste Watch: Report reveals $81 million of wasteful projects

Illinois’ 2019 budget is as much as $1.5 billion out of balance, while report uncovers millions spent on irresponsible projects and special favors

Report: Illinois’ high taxes make homeownership less affordable

Illinois Policy Institute analysis reveals owning a home in Illinois is a worse deal today than during the pre-housing bubble period

Report: Buying a home has become a better deal in every state except IL, MI and NJ

Across the nation, low interest rates and rising home values have made owning a home a better investment today than a decade ago. However, in three states owning a home is a worse deal today than it was prior to the housing bubble. These findings come from a new report released today by the Illinois...

Illinois among states least equipped to handle next recession

Another recession would be particularly detrimental to Illinois.

Pensions are the reason property taxes have skyrocketed in the last 20 years

New report reveals over 50 cents of every new property tax dollar in Illinois goes to pensions, not services

Mark Janus joins Illinois Policy Institute as senior fellow

Janus to serve as spokesman, workers’ rights advocate after the historic Supreme Court victory in Janus v. AFSCME, helping workers across the country understand their restored First Amendment rights

Illinois’ economic outlook is worse 1 year after the 2017 income tax hike

1-year analysis of the 2017 income tax hike reveals that Illinois' economic growth is slowing while the rest of the country is growing