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This article was written by Katie Alexander and originally featured on KWQC on October 11, 2014. New technology is giving Illinois voters a new tool to help keep up with the lawmakers who represent them. The VoteSpotter app, released by the Illinois Policy Institute, allows Illinoisans to closely monitor which bills their representatives are voting...
The Illinois Policy Institute has an alternative to avoid a property tax hike to fix Chicago’s pension problem. Mayor Emanuel says he needs a property tax increase to help bail out city pensions but Ted Dabrowski of the Illinois Policy Institute says there is no need if the Mayor puts the city workers into a...
Village of Lombard earns perfect score for online transparency, eight local governments, including Rock Island, Urbana and Quincy, fail CHICAGO (April 8, 2014) – The towns of Wheaton, Lombard and Bartlett received high marks for online government transparency in a recent series of transparency audits conducted by the nonpartisan Illinois Policy Institute. Meanwhile, the towns...
by Charles Thomas Mayor Rahm Emanuel is coming under fire for his proposed plan to fix the pension problem with a property tax increase. Chicago homeowners are poised to take a financial hit that would cost hundreds of dollars. If the mayor’s pension reform plan is approved by state lawmakers, the governor and local aldermen,...
Illinois Policy Institute unveils its “Chicago Pension Reform Plan.” Unlike Mayor Emanuel’s plan, this one does not raise property taxes, immediately cuts the city’s unfunded pension liability in half and the numbers have been confirmed by an actuary. This plan offers REAL pension reform for Chicago. WHERE & WHEN – The Wit Hotel – 201 N. State...
Naomi Lopez-Bauman, Director of Health Policy at the Illinois Policy Institute, discusses the March 31st deadline of the Affordable Care Act on ABC7. Watch the video here.
The Institute’s Director of Jobs and Growth, Michael Lucci, joined News Talk Live! to talk about how people are moving from Illinois to states like Indiana and Texas where it’s easier for them to work and succeed because of lower taxes and business friendly environments.
WHAT: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has unveiled a pension reform proposal that is based on tax increases and keeping in place Chicago’s dated, broken pension system. Longtime pension reform advocates and experts with the Illinois Policy Institute are available to comment on the mayor’s proposal and can explain why Mayor Emanuel should demand stronger reforms if he wants to solve...