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Taxpayer victory: General Assembly passes bill restricting golden parachutes for government officials

By Vincent Caruso, Chris Lentino
05/29/2018
Senate Bill 3604 would limit government workers’ ability to collect extravagant severance packages, also known as “golden parachutes,” on their way out of office.

TAGS: Alex Clifford, College of DuPage, Doug Baker, Metra, NIU: Northern Illinois University, pensions, Robert Breuder, salaries, Tom Cullerton

Senate passes bill restricting ‘golden parachutes’ for government officials

By Vincent Caruso
05/03/2018
The Government Severance Pay Act would spare taxpayers the burden of providing excessive severance payouts to outgoing public officials.

TAGS: College of DuPage, golden parachute, NIU: Northern Illinois University, salaries, Tom Cullerton

Senate bill aims to deflate ‘golden parachute’ payouts for public officials

By Vincent Caruso
04/14/2018
The Government Severance Pay Act would restrict outgoing officials from exiting office with excessive severance pay.

TAGS: College of DuPage, NIU: Northern Illinois University, salaries, Tom Cullerton

Rauner signs law axing golden parachutes at community colleges

By Austin Berg
09/23/2015
The new law ensures public oversight of lucrative contracts, such as the one granted to embattled College of DuPage President Robert Breuder.

TAGS: College of DuPage, higher education, waste

Rauner signs law shining light on government golden parachutes

By Austin Berg
09/12/2015
The new law is designed to expose severance agreements like the one given to controversial College of DuPage President Robert Breuder.

TAGS: College of DuPage, waste

Closing imaginary loopholes in Illinois’ public-records law

By David Giuliani
04/24/2015
While the Freedom of Information Act is abundantly clear, secrecy-obsessed bureaucrats often claim exemption.

TAGS: College of DuPage, FOIA: Freedom of Information Act

Preventing the next College of DuPage scandal: Transparency bills seek better online access

By Jim Long
03/21/2015
New bills aims to deliver on campaign promises of greater government transparency.

TAGS: College of DuPage, good government

College of DuPage president gets golden parachute in wake of scandals

By Austin Berg
01/23/2015
College President Robert Breuder will receive a $762,868 severance.

TAGS: College of DuPage, pensions, Robert Breuder

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Center for Poverty Solutions / Research Report

Center for Poverty Solutions: How to better assess poverty in Chicago and America


America’s War on Poverty has been an abject failure. Nearly $12 trillion and 60 years later, official poverty rates remain basically unchanged. While the nation waged a well-intentioned assault on poverty, it inadvertently launched a far more sinister war: on dignity. While attempting to eradicate poverty, America created countless government welfare programs. In doing so,...

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

By Paul Kersey
06/19/2014
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CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students

By Ted Dabrowski
05/02/2016

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