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Causation standards are needed to fix Illinois’ work comp system, policy experts say

This article was posted on Madison County Record on May 13, 2015. As president of the Jacksonville Regional Economic Development Corp., Terry Denison visits regularly with major companies like Nestle USA that have expanded their operations into Illinois. During his visits, Denison hears how concerned those companies are over the high workers’ compensation costs in...

Liberty Justice Center to appeal dismissal of EDGE tax credit lawsuit

SPRINGFIELD (May 13, 2015) – On Tuesday, Judge John M. Madonia of the Sangamon County Circuit Court dismissed a lawsuit challenging excessive tax credits to certain businesses in Illinois. The Liberty Justice Center, which filed the lawsuit on behalf of Illinois taxpayers, plans to appeal the decision to the Illinois Fourth District Court of Appeals. Like...

BREAKING NEWS: IL Supreme Court strikes down 2013 pension law

Pensions and legal experts available for comment in Chicago and Springfield

Teacher-pension pickups

Our Director of Pension Reform, Ben VanMetre, joined WGN to discuss CTU’s complaint over ending the practice of teacher-pension pickups.

Chicago Teachers Union says requiring members to pay into their own retirement fund is a “pay cut” – IL Policy Institute reaction

CHICAGO (May 6, 2015) – Public school teachers in the city are supposed to save 9 percent of each paycheck in their own retirement account. But for 34 years taxpayers have picked up most of the tab, thanks to a perk in the contract with the Chicago Teachers Union. In the latest round of contract...

Policy experts line up in debate over right-to-work in Illinois

This article was written by Michael Lucci and posted on Madison County Record Online on May 5, 2015. In recent years, three of Illinois’ neighbors – Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin – have passed statewide right-to-work laws that no longer require employees to join a labor union and pay membership dues even if that union represents workers...

Expert available to discuss workers’ compensation reform

SPRINGFIELD (May 5, 2015) – Today, the entire Illinois House of Representatives will meet in a rare chamber-wide meeting to discuss workers’ compensation reform. Economic experts at the Illinois Policy Institute are available to comment on the need for workers’ compensation reform, and to explain why the state’s broken workers’ compensation system puts Illinois at...

Residents say Northeastern Illinois University is unfairly taking their homes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALelc6rXPSE Imagine owning a business or piece of property for years–even decades–then suddenly having it taken away. Well, that’s the dilemma facing a handful of people on the Northwest Side. Jacob Huebert, Senior Attorney with the Liberty Justice Center, joined Fox Chicago to discuss. Full Story