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Lawsuit filed against state agency for awarding millions in excessive business tax credits

Liberty Justice Center files lawsuit to strike down regulation allowing EDGE tax credits for Illinois companies that do not create new jobs

The Great Pension Debate

This article was written by Rhyan Kronzer and Kristen Thometz and featured on Chicago Tonight on January 8, 2014. Illinois still has one of the worst funded pension systems in the nation. But reform efforts seem to be at a standstill until the Illinois Supreme Court rules on the constitutionality of a pension bill passed last year. The court...

Press conference 10 a.m. TODAY: Liberty Justice Center filing lawsuit challenging illegal Illinois business tax credits

CHICAGO (Jan. 9, 2015) – Today, the Liberty Justice Center will file a lawsuit challenging a state regulation related to business tax credits. Senior Attorney Jacob Huebert will discuss the case, the regulation in question and the untold millions of dollars taxpayers stand to save from the success of this litigation.   WHAT: Press conference to announce...

Press conference 10 a.m. FRIDAY: Liberty Justice Center to file lawsuit challenging illegal Illinois business tax credits

CHICAGO (Jan. 8, 2015) – On Friday, Jan. 9, the Liberty Justice Center will file a lawsuit challenging a state regulation related to business tax credits. Senior Attorney Jacob Huebert will discuss the case, the regulation in question and the untold millions of dollars taxpayers stand to save from the success of this litigation. WHAT: Press conference...

WMAY: Illinois’ Exodus Problem

Michael Lucci, the Illinois Policy Institute’s Managing Director of Jobs and Growth, joined Greg Bishop on WMAY radio’s “Bishop on Air” to discuss Illinois’ outbound migration. Listen here.

2 Million Illinois Residents On Food Stamps Is “Extremely Embarrassing”

This interview was featured on WBBM on December 19, 2014. The Illinois Policy Institute, which bills itself as an independent government watchdog, has said the state of Illinois should be ashamed by the latest figures regarding how many people rely on food stamps. According to data provided by the Illinois Department of Human Services, 1,053,277 Illinois households...

Record number of Illinois households on food stamps: IL Policy Institute

More than 1 million Illinois households dependent on food stamps, most in state history

The pension crisis in Chicago and Illinois

This letter was written by Ben VanMetre and featured in the Chicago Tribune on December 18,2014. The Chicago Tribune’s editorial “A Democrat grooves his pitch; Illinois Republicans whiff” opened with three statements that are very misleading. The Tribune claims that the Biss bill will “encourage personal responsibility for retirement savings, it would cost taxpayers next...