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Home caregivers, day care providers sue to end forced unionization

The plaintiffs are seeking to strike down the state law that deems the SEIU their “exclusive representative.”

Press conference 10:45 a.m. TODAY at the Dirksen Federal Building: Home caregivers, day care providers sue to end forced unionization

Attorneys with the Liberty Justice Center and the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation will announce a lawsuit that has been filed by six Illinois child care providers and home caregivers seeking to remove the SEIU as their union representative.

Event today: How Dodd-Frank harms Main Street

A discussion on how Dodd-Frank is the one of the most detrimental pieces of financial legislation in modern American history.

Chicago City Council to vote on property tax hike: Illinois Policy Institute experts available for comment

Today, the Chicago City Council will vote on Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s proposed budget

Analysis: Even before massive property tax increase, Chicagoans already pay state’s highest tax burden

Proponents of the record property tax hike like to compare Chicago’s property tax rates to neighboring suburbs, but that doesn’t tell the whole story of Chicagoans’ tax burden.

TODAY, 10:30 a.m.: Illinois Policy Institute to host press conference on proposed Chicago property-tax increase

Chicago aldermen plan to vote Wednesday on a proposal to raise city property taxes by more than $588 million annually.

Politics Tonight: Illinois biggest budget issues

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9nnpSierDw&feature=youtu.be Our Vice President of Policy, Michael Lucci, joined Politics Tonight on CLTV to discuss how Illinoisans frustration over the budget stalemate, as seen in a recent poll.

Illinois Policy Institute to host press conference 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 26 on proposed Chicago property-tax increase

Chicago aldermen plan to vote Wednesday on a proposal to raise city property taxes by more than $588 million annually.