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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.
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...
More than 1 million Illinois households dependent on food stamps, most in state history
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...
This article was written by Chris Coffey featured on NBC Chicago on December 16, 2014. A proposed modification of the Illinois eavesdropping law would ease restrictions on every citizen with a smartphone and allow them to record the actions of police, but the possible changes are being met with criticism. The existing law, struck down by...
FOX 32 News Chicago This interview was featured on Fox Chicago on December 10, 2014. A new eavesdropping bill is generating some First Amendment concerns before it even becomes law. Jacob Huebert, Senior Attorney at the Liberty Justice Center, joined Fox Chicago to discuss the new legislation in Illinois.
CHICAGO (Dec. 10, 2014) – Illinois legislators have sent a bill to the governor’s desk that could make it illegal to record police encounters in some circumstances. The proposal, which the Illinois Policy Institute opposes, would make it difficult if not impossible for citizens to know whether they are allowed to record a police officer...
FOX 32 News Chicago This story was originally featured on Fox Chicago on December 9, 2014. Jeffrey Schwab, Staff Attorney with the Liberty Justice Center, was interviewed on Fox Chicago by their investigative reporter, Dane Placko. They discussed the Liberty Justice Center’s case in Downers Grove which challenges an arbitrary sign ordinance hurting a local,...