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Illinois budget showdown continues State and local tax collections growing much faster than personal income, data shows

State and local tax collections in Illinois have grown much faster than personal income, according to federal data.

Local Governor, Democrats Still At Odds In Face Of Partial Government Shutdown

The state has entered a new fiscal year with no budget in place. Is it time to panic yet?Our Vice President of Government Affairs, Matt Paprocki, joined CBS Chicago to discuss. Posted by Illinois Policy on Wednesday, July 1, 2015   This segment was featured on CBS Chicago on July 1, 2015.  As the state...

Illinois Budget: Madigan’s Extension, Rauner’s Response and What Comes Next

Our CEO, John Tillman,  joined WGN-AM to discuss the Illinois Budget crisis. “A month long temporary budget was put fourth by Speaker Mike Madigan that is unlikely to be signed by Governor Rauner, but the question remains… when will the “average Illinoisan” feel the effects of the inaction in Springfield? A shutdown is looming, it seems like...

U.S. Supreme Court takes up dispute over union ‘fair share’ fees

This article was originally featured in the State-Journal Register on June 30, 2015.  A U.S. Supreme Court decision to consider limits on the power of government-employee unions to collect fees from non-members has implications for a similar dispute in Illinois. Labor unions say the case threatens membership and union clout. The justices said Tuesday would hear...

BREAKING NEWS: U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear case challenging mandatory union fees from government workers

What it means for Illinois and IL Gov. Bruce Rauner's fight to end mandatory union dues.

Simply put, it’s all about job creation

This article was originally featured in Pantagraph on June 29, 2015.  It’s the jobs, stupid. We’re sorry to borrow a worn out phrase and we don’t like to call people names. But we do want to emphasize to Gov. Bruce Rauner, House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton that there is only one...

Experts avail to talk IL budget impasse, potential state government shutdown

The state fiscal year ends today, but the governor and Illinois lawmakers still haven’t agreed to a new state budget.

Statement from the Illinois Policy Institute in response to Speaker Madigan

Despite Madigan's claims, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, or BLS, when taken in totality, offered more bad news for Illinois.

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