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Senate President John Cullerton set to collect $2M pension

By Austin Berg
11/27/2019
Due to a pension sweetener available only to veteran Illinois lawmakers, Cullerton’s annual pension will soon be more than he ever made from his Statehouse salary.

TAGS: Chicago, Emil Jones, Illinois, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Senate, John Cullerton, Mike Madigan, pension benefits, pension costs, pension crisis, pension debt, pension reform, retirement, senate president, SERS: State Employee Retirement System, six-figure, Springfield, tax hikes, teacher salaries, TRS: Teachers’ Retirement System

Rauner signs bill regulating catfish sales

By Joe Kaiser
08/28/2017
Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a bill into law Aug. 25 imposing fines for the sale of mislabeled catfish.

TAGS: Camille Lilly, Department of Public Health, Emil Jones, Illinois Food Drug and Cosmetic Act, Illinois General Assembly, Kwame Raoul, LaToya Greenwood, Melissa Conyears-Ervin, Napoleon Harris, regulations

Illinois lawmakers pass legislation to require truth-in-labeling for catfish

By Joe Kaiser
05/30/2017
With legislative session winding down and several items critical to taxpayers yet to be tackled, lawmakers passed a bill regulating the sale of catfish in restaurants.

TAGS: budget, Camille Lilly, Department of Public Health, Emil Jones, Illinois Food Drug and Cosmetic Act, Illinois General Assembly, Kwame Raoul, LaToya Greenwood, Melissa Conyears-Ervin, Napoleon Harris, regulations

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Budget + Tax / Research Report

Power in payments: Illinois can help unbanked residents, save money by adopting best practices in payment methods


Each year, tens of billions of dollars flow through Illinois state government.1 These flows all depend on methods of payment. In deciding on those payment methods, policymakers must consider a number of important factors, including security controls, cost effectiveness, accessibility, speed and allowance for choice. This report shows that by adopting best practices across all...

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Labor / Your Story

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Jobs + Growth / Policy Point

Policy lessons from Illinois’ exodus of people and money

By J. Scott Moody, Wendy Warcholik
07/07/2014
Illinois Policy In the News

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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