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When Archer Daniels Midland told Decatur city officials that it would be moving its global headquarters to Chicago, city councilman Pat McDaniel said the news hurt, but that it wasn’t surprising. “Young people don’t want to locate in Decatur anymore, at least we’re starting to see more and more people want to move to places like...
With the June 16 submission deadline quickly approaching, state legislators are pulling out all the stops to boost Chicago’s chance of being selected to house the Barack Obama Presidential Library—but not all lawmakers are on board with the effort. During an April 17 hearing, the House of Representatives Executive Committee approved a bill to allocate...
The Institute’s Director of Labor Policy, Paul Kersey joined Byers and Company on WSOY to talk about the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision on the case of Harris vs. Quinn.
Illinois Policy Institute labor expert Paul Kersey available to comment on college athlete unionization vote WHAT: Northwestern University football players are scheduled to vote today (Friday, Apr. 25) on whether they will be represented as university employees by a union. This vote will have a dramatic impact on college athletics nationwide. WHO: Paul Kersey, Director of Labor...
Brian Costin, Director of Government Reform at the Illinois Policy Institute, describes Government waste in Illinois with WCIA.
Naomi Lopez-Bauman, Director of Health Policy at the Illinois Policy Institute, discusses redundant and wasteful state government grants being awarded to determine roads that need servicing with WRSP in Champaign.
CBS2 weighs in on Illinois lawmakers’ $100 million proposal to land Obama library.
Not only is there a push to extend the temporary income tax hike in Illinois that’s set to expire in January, but some lawmakers want to move away from Illinois’ flat tax to what they call a fair tax. The movement for a progressive, or graduated, income tax in Illinois is moving forward. “It’s not...