• Our Story
  • Your Story
  • Policy Research
    • Budget + Tax
    • Jobs + Growth
    • Good Government
    • Labor
    • Pensions
    • Education
    • Criminal Justice
    • Center for Poverty Solutions
    • Chicago Policy Center
    • En Español
  • Take Action
Donate

Illinois’
comeback
story
starts here.

  • Home
  • Our Story
    • Leadership
    • Staff
    • Senior Fellows
    • Jobs
    • Annual Reports
  • Your Story
  • Take Action
    • Lawmakers
    • Contact Your Rep
    • Join the Fight
  • Policy Research
    • Center for Poverty Solutions
    • Chicago Policy Center
    • Budget + Tax
    • Criminal Justice
    • Education
    • Good Government
    • Jobs + Growth
    • Labor
    • Pensions
  • Reports
  • Cartoons
  • Press Releases
  • Policy Shop
  • FAQs
  • Contact
  • Newsletter Signup
  • Donate
  • Privacy Policy

Pritzker signs bill legalizing cocktails to-go

06/05/2020
Legal cocktails to-go give bars and restaurants a new avenue to serve customers through delivery and pickup service.

TAGS: alcohol tax, licensing, regulations, Two Brothers Brewing

Food truck, mobile boutique regulations loosened by Chicago City Council

01/22/2020
The new ordinance backed by Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot allows food trucks and other mobile entrepreneurs to operate with more freedom on city streets.

TAGS: Chicago, Chicago City Council, cronyism, entrepreneurs, food trucks, licensing, Lori Lightfoot, regulations

Illinois lawmakers pass marijuana legalization

By Vincent Caruso
05/31/2019
A bill that would legalize recreational marijuana in Illinois is en route to the highest office in the state.

TAGS: criminal justice reform, expungement, Kelly Cassidy, legalization, licensing, marijuana, regulations

Illinois ‘license to landscape’ bill is a pure protection racket

By Austin Berg
05/03/2019
Licensing should be the last resort. Instead, in the case of the landscape architects, it appears to be a grab for a different kind of green.

TAGS: employment, jobs, licensing, occupational licensing, unemployment

With 517 laws passed last year, odds are some will help Illinois taxpayers in 2019

12/19/2018
New Year brings new laws as the 100thGeneral Assembly ends. Here are a few wins for Illinois taxpayers.

TAGS: ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, licensing, local government consolidation, occupational licensing, pensions, regulations, school district consolidation

Bill amending prohibitive liquor licensing law goes to governor’s desk

06/04/2018
The measure would relax statewide restrictions on liquor licensure and encourage local control.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, licensing, Liquor Control Act, liquor laws, small business

Senate bill would require regulators to jump more hurdles before imposing new licensing restrictions

By Vincent Caruso
05/07/2018
Regulatory regimes in Illinois often discourage workforce participation without enhancing public welfare. One Senate bill, however, would require regulators to demonstrate the necessity of new rules before imposing them on workers.

TAGS: Chicago, food trucks, licensing, Lisa Creason, occupational licensing, Pam Althoff, regulations, Scott Bennett, Tom Demmer

Study: Chicago’s regulatory roadblocks stifle the city’s food trucks

By Vincent Caruso
03/27/2018
The country is enjoying a food truck boom, but overbearing regulations threaten the industry. According to a new study, Chicago’s regulatory burden is among the worst.

TAGS: Chicago, food trucks, licensing, regulations

Belleville City Council to consider fee hikes

By Austin Berg
03/03/2018
Some businesses would see license fees double, among other fee hikes meant to shore up city finances.

TAGS: Belleville, fees, licensing, liquor laws, taxes

6 highlights from Illinois criminal justice commission’s final report

By Hilary Gowins
01/20/2017
The criminal justice commission’s recommendations work toward providing more opportunity for ex-offenders and reducing the state’s prison population.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, criminal justice reform, Illinois State Commission on Criminal Justice and Sentencing Reform, licensing, occupational licensing

Load More
Chicago Policy Center / Research Report

A city charter could bring order to Chicago’s dysfunction. How can it get one?


A city charter would put much-needed guardrails on the Chicago government. Here’s what needs to happen to get one.

View Report

Report Archive

Center for Poverty Solutions / Your Story

Ricky Hamilton

Labor / Policy Point

Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

By Paul Kersey
06/19/2014
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

Copyright © 2025 Illinois Policy |
Illinois' comeback story starts here

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

results for
Sort by: |