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Chicago City Council amends home-sharing ordinance following lawsuit brought by the Liberty Justice Center and the Goldwater Institute

CHICAGO (Feb. 27, 2017) – Chicagoans who share their homes through online platforms, such as Airbnb, will no longer be forced to allow city officials to inspect records of their guests’ personal information at any time without a warrant. The change in Chicago’s home-sharing ordinance follows a lawsuit filed by the Liberty Justice Center and...

State employee union, AFSCME, expected to release results of strike authorization vote

SPRINGFIELD (Feb. 23, 2017) – This morning the union that represents more than 35,000 employees of state government is expected to announce the results of a strike authorization vote. Experts from the Illinois Policy Institute and Liberty Justice Center are available to provide reaction to the vote result, discuss what’s at stake and what happens next....

Chicago City Council reduces food cart startup fees

Illinois Policy Institute: Lower fees open doors for food cart entrepreneurs, many of whom are low-income minorities.

Illinois Policy Institute report offers solutions to state’s education funding problems without increasing spending

The Institute proposes making Illinois’ system fairer through pension reform, consolidation and accountability to parents and students.

Chicago alderman to discuss reducing barriers to starting a food cart business

CHICAGO (Feb. 8, 2017) – Chicago aldermen will discuss lowering business startup costs for food cart vendors at a joint Chicago City Council committee meeting Wednesday. These changes are part of a business license reform package proposed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel. The mayor is proposing the following for food cart vendors: Reducing the cost of...

BREAKING NEWS: Missouri governor signs Right-to-Work law

Illinois is now surrounded by states that have enacted Right to Work; the Land of Lincoln is one of only 22 states that have not embraced worker freedom laws.

Illinois Policy Institute proposes a fix to the state budget impasse: Proposal offers property tax relief, pension reform and a balanced state budget that does not raise taxes

The Institute’s solution to the budget impasse features comprehensive property tax reform, constitutional pension reform, spending reform and reduced government waste.

Feb. 2: Liberty Justice Center and Vugo to announce lawsuit challenging Chicago’s ordinance against advertising in ridesharing vehicles

CHICAGO (Jan. 27, 2016) – At a press conference scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 2, the Liberty Justice Center will announce a new lawsuit challenging an ordinance prohibiting advertising in ridesharing vehicles in Chicago. In 2014, the city of Chicago passed the ordinance at issue to regulate ridesharing vehicles. Among the regulations was a prohibition on...

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