Nearly $2.5B in Illinois public pension payments flow to 70K out-of-state retirees
Nearly $2.5B in Illinois public pension payments flow to 70K out-of-state retirees
Florida is the top destination for Illinois retirees collecting a public pension.
Pritzker’s AFSCME deal gives 12% automatic raises, $2,500 bonus to state workers
Pritzker’s AFSCME deal gives 12% automatic raises, $2,500 bonus to state workers
By continuing practices such as automatic raises and taxpayer-subsidized platinum health insurance, along with a new $2,500 bonus, the AFSCME contract will transfer more than $3.6 billion in additional compensation from taxpayers to state workers.
Illinois government spending: Are you high?
Illinois government spending: Are you high?
Report: IDOT workers abused parking for White Sox games
Report: IDOT workers abused parking for White Sox games
While ordinary fans paid up to $20 for parking at Chicago White Sox games, a recent report shows Illinois Department of Transportation employees offered free parking at a nearby state facility to special contacts.
Illinois becomes 11th state to legalize recreational marijuana
Illinois becomes 11th state to legalize recreational marijuana
The Land of Lincoln is the first state to legalize recreational marijuana via the legislative process rather than a ballot initiative.
Pritzker’s tax hikes: When all you have is a hammer…
Pritzker’s tax hikes: When all you have is a hammer…
Former Ald. Willie Cochran sentenced to 1 year in prison
Former Ald. Willie Cochran sentenced to 1 year in prison
A federal court sentenced former Chicago Ald. Willie Cochran to one year in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud.
Illinois’ rich millennials are moving to other states
Illinois’ rich millennials are moving to other states
Youthful wealth, energy and talent that could help Illinois recover is leaving the state at the nation’s second-highest rate. State leaders’ thirst for new taxes will make the problem worse.
Chicago rolls out e-scooter pilot program
Chicago rolls out e-scooter pilot program
Thousands of electric scooters have arrived in Chicago as part of a four-month pilot program.
Illinois’ teachers pay for representation, but union priorities rarely focus on members
Illinois’ teachers pay for representation, but union priorities rarely focus on members
A detailed review of teachers union spending, 2013-2018
Lightfoot moves to reform infamous Chicago workers’ comp program
Lightfoot moves to reform infamous Chicago workers’ comp program
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot called out Ald. Ed Burke after corruption indictments. Now she is reforming the city’s mismanaged workers’ compensation program that a lawsuit said Burke used to build a political army.
Poll: Nearly half of Illinois voters view progressive tax as ‘blank check’ for state lawmakers
Poll: Nearly half of Illinois voters view progressive tax as ‘blank check’ for state lawmakers
Recent polling shows many Illinoisans would not trust state lawmakers with expanded taxing authority under a progressive income tax system.
Death by a thousand cuts
Death by a thousand cuts
Illinoisans will pay higher online sales tax starting in 2020
Illinoisans will pay higher online sales tax starting in 2020
Illinoisans will pay more in state and local sales taxes when shopping online beginning next year.