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Illinois needs spending cap, budget certainty: Illinois Policy Institute

Think tank introduces plan to stave off tax hikes by limiting growth in government spending to economic growth 

Illinois’ low unemployment rate stems from record labor drop-off

Growing divide between the employment picture in the Chicago area and the rest of the state

3 key issues facing Illinois in 2018: MEDIA AVAILABILITY

Lawmakers and the governor need to address 3 issues to give Illinoisans hope for a state where residents can thrive and put down roots.

John Tillman: Statement on BGA’s Andy Shaw

Government watchdogs do important work

Illinois property taxes growing 6 times faster than household incomes

New research from the Illinois Policy Institute found that property taxes in Illinois grew six times faster than household incomes.

Illinois lost more than 640,000 people on net to other states since 2010, Census shows

Population loss means poor economic outlook: Illinois Policy Institute analysis

BREAKING: Illinois no longer fifth-largest state in the nation

Illinois suffered from the steepest population decline in the nation according to U.S. Census Report.

Illinois’ government union bargaining laws stack the deck against taxpayers

New report indicates Illinois lags behind neighbors in government union bargaining reform

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