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Group calls for $15 minimum wage in Chicago

John Tillman, CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute, joins Melissa Francis on Fox Business Money to talk about the minimum wage. Find more here.

Fact checking Obamacare’s hard sell

Naomi Lopez Bauman, Director of Health Policy at the Illinois Policy Institute, joins Mike Rosen on 850 KOA radio to talk about the true cost of Obamacare as compared to enrollment. Find more here.

High sales taxes, low job opportunities send Illinois to bottom of list for military retirees

This story was written by Mike Fitzgerald and featured in the Belleville News Democrat on June 1, 2014. James Harper, 60, retired as an Air Force colonel in 2006, choosing to live in O’Fallon. Harper does not regret his decision to retire in the metro-east, he said. “We’re doing fine here,” said Harper, who spent...

Budget discussions: John Tillman joins WROK-AM

John Tillman, CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute, joined WROK-AM in Rockford to talk about the budget discussions in Springfield and the push to increase taxes in Illinois again.

The budget debate: Ted Dabrowski on Cities 92.9

Ted Dabrowski, Vice President of Policy at the Illinois Policy Institute, joins Cities 92.9 with Ben Yount for Illinois Watchdog Radio. They discuessed the drama surrounding the budget debate in Springfield as well as what taxpayers should be looking for in candidates who either want to reform spending in the state or continually raise taxes...

Stop the tax hike: John Tillman on “The Morning Buzz with Ian Bayne”

John Tillman, CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute, joins “The Morning Buzz with Ian Bayne” on Cities 92.9 AM in Bloomington. They spoke about the push in Springfield to make the 2011 tax hike permanent.

Pushing for a permanent tax hike

John Tillman, CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute, joined Bruce and Dan on WLS-AM to talk about the push in Springfield to make the 2011 tax hike permanent.

Burnham, Ill., alleged $650K tax dollar theft represents failure of online government transparency: IL Policy Institute

Village breaking state law for transparency and fails online transparency audit CHICAGO (May 22, 2014) – With the revelation that the former clerk for the village of Burnham, Ill., stole more than $650,000 in tax dollars from city funds, taxpayers want to know how this could have been prevented and where else it could be happening. New research...