Illinois might cap ticket resale prices, fees

By Dylan Sharkey

03/14/2025

Illinois lawmakers are considering new rules for buying and selling tickets to sporting events and concerts, including a cap on resale prices and fees.

TAGS: ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, regulations

VIDEO: Why housing is so pricey in Illinois

By Jess Plowman

07/19/2024

Government restrictions on zoning and land use are making Illinois housing and rents more expensive then they need to be.

TAGS: affordable housing, Chicago, regulations

The Policy Shop: How government costs us affordable housing

By Josh Bandoch, Joe Tabor

07/17/2024

Government in Illinois has a lot to do with why housing costs are so high. Zoning and land-use reforms can boost the supply of affordable housing without forcing taxpayers to subsidize it.

TAGS: affordable housing, regulations

Illinois can fight poverty by reducing excessive regulations that limit jobs

By Joe Tabor

09/25/2023

Data from the Mercatus Center shows Illinois faces a high regulatory burden at both the federal and state level. Research shows these regulations place a disproportionately high burden on the poor, helping to keep them in poverty.

TAGS: regulations

Illinois 3rd-most regulated state in U.S.

By Bryce Hill, Jim Royal

02/09/2022

Illinois has the nation’s third-highest number of state regulations and double the U.S. average. Regulations make life hard for Illinois’ small businesses, where most Illinois jobs are created.

TAGS: employment, Illinois, regulations, small business

Governor signs Hayli’s Law to protect lemonade stands from Illinois government

07/12/2021

When a child’s lemonade stand was targeted by government regulators, an 11-year-old entrepreneur fought back. Now Illinois law officially bars government from interfering with a child’s right to sell cold summer drinks.

TAGS: Hayli Martenez, Illinois, lemonade stand, regulations

Chicago plan to cap Uber, Lyft fares could lead to fewer rides

05/28/2021

A Chicago alderman wants to cap ride-share prices during peak demand. But price controls could leave more riders stranded if extra drivers are no longer attracted by extra cash.

TAGS: Chicago, regulations, rideshare, Uber

Hayli’s Law would protect lemonade stands from government in Illinois

05/26/2021

When a child’s lemonade stand was targeted by government regulators, the 11-year-old entrepreneur fought back. Now Illinois is about to bar government from interfering with a child’s right to sell cold summer drinks.

TAGS: Hayli Martenez, Illinois, lemonade stand, regulations

Nursing shortage during COVID-19 argues for multi-state licenses in Illinois

By Patrick Andriesen

05/12/2021

Multi-state nursing licenses would help Illinois with long-term senior care, help nurses cross state lines to fight a pandemic and help Illinois face a coming nursing shortage.

TAGS: COVID-19, emergency, Nurse Licensure Compact, regulations

Illinois lawmakers tackle balloons, pitchfork fishing, but keep residents in dark on ethics reforms

By Brad Weisenstein

04/27/2021

The Illinois General Assembly busies itself with limiting balloon releases and regulating pitchfork fishing along highways when ethics reform is the need in a state with a rich history of corruption.

TAGS: corruption, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, Illinois, regulations, transparency

Beyond degrees: Empowering Illinoisans through career-first education

Published June 3, 2025 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The best path to empowerment and success, especially for poor people, is work. Work allows us to prosper while providing dignity, upward mobility, the means to support ourselves and create value for others. It’s how we become thriving members of our community. Central to this process is our education...

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