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Taxpayers to rally at the Statehouse urging lawmakers to protect their voice in contract negotiations with AFSCME

Today is “Taxpayer Advocacy Day,” marking the day Illinoisans from all across the state will visit with lawmakers at the Statehouse to ask them not to override the governor’s veto of House Bill 580

State government workers in Illinois highest paid in the nation: Illinois Policy Institute report

CHICAGO (May 13, 2016) – A new report released today by the nonpartisan Illinois Policy Institute finds that state government workers in Illinois are the highest paid in the nation, when wages are indexed for cost of living. The average annual salary of state government workers in Illinois is $59,088 – approximately $10,000 more than...

State government workers in Illinois highest paid in the nation: Illinois Policy Institute report

CHICAGO (May 13, 2016) – A new report released today by the nonpartisan Illinois Policy Institute finds that state government workers in Illinois are the highest paid in the nation, when wages are indexed for cost of living. The average annual salary of state government workers in Illinois is $59,088 – approximately $10,000 more than the...

CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students

The highest-compensated superintendent in Illinois receives $400,000 a year to oversee 1,200 students. Vice President of Policy Ted Dabrowski joins CBS Chicago to discuss the state’s highest-paid administrators and the need for school-district consolidation.

State Rep. Lou Lang proposes $2 billion tax increase

Illinois Policy Institute CEO says “Stop asking taxpayers to pay for lawmakers’ ineptitude”

Preliminary March jobs report: Illinois gains 14,700 jobs, unemployment rate increases

March’s numbers mark three consecutive months of jobs growth in the state.

Illinois Policy Institute experts available to comment Chicago Teachers Union walkout

Today, the Chicago Teachers Union is staging a one-day “strike” to pressure Chicago Public Schools officials into meeting its contract demands.

Report: Alleviating barriers for ex-offenders can provide opportunity, save state millions and reduce recidivism

Ex-offenders who have jobs within a year after release are dramatically less likely to end up back behind bars.