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CHICAGO (Aug. 4, 2016) – The Liberty Justice Center has filed a federal lawsuit to strike down Illinois’ Election Day voter registration law. The lawsuit shows that this law violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment by making it more difficult for people to register to vote in some areas of the state than...
Illinois legislators are fifth-highest paid in the nation; average lawmaker receives $100,000 each year in compensation
Cook County Circuit Court Judge Carl Anthony Walker allowed a lawsuit challenging Chicago’s 9 percent tax on internet-based streaming media services, such a Netflix, Spotify and Xbox Live, to proceed this afternoon. The lawsuit, which the Liberty Justice Center filed in September on behalf of customers of these services, challenged the application of the city’s...
Illinois lost 2,200 jobs in June, according to a report released today by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data show Illinois’ economy remains stagnant with the report showing a net job loss and a significant workforce dropout. The overall jobs loss for the state was driven by a large loss of 7,300 jobs...
Illinois taxpayers subsidize 77 percent of health care costs for current workers, and 100 percent of retiree health insurance who have worked for the state 20 years.
SPRINGFIELD (May 25, 2016) – This afternoon, the Illinois House of Representatives attempted, but failed, to override the governor’s veto of House Bill 580. Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman released the following statement in response to the vote: “Today marks another tremendous victory for taxpayers in Illinois. “Twice now, government unions and the politicians...
Despite April marking the fourth consecutive month of job gains, Illinois’ workforce outgrew job opportunities
Chicago had the second-worst population decline in the U.S.