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DuPage County voters will decide ballot question on defunding police

By Joe Tabor
09/15/2020
Amid nationwide calls to defund the police, voters in DuPage County can make their voices heard by voting on two advisory referendums.

TAGS: DuPage County, police brutality, police misconduct

To reform policing, Illinois must rehabilitate its errant labor laws

By Vincent Caruso
07/28/2020
A police union contract that protects deviant officers while muzzling those who wish to serve honorably is one set up to fail the public.

TAGS: government unions, Lori Lightfoot, police brutality, police misconduct

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Budget + Tax / Research Report

Illinois Forward 2022: COVID-19 makes pension reform imperative to protecting taxpayers, services for vulnerable Illinoisans


Illinois has a chance to fix its state finances, thanks to federal relief. But unless pension growth is brought under control, both retirees and taxpayers will be at risk as debt continues to consume state services.

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Policy lessons from Illinois’ exodus of people and money

By J. Scott Moody, Wendy Warcholik
07/07/2014
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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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