Border wars continue: Another Illinois manufacturer takes 500 well-paying jobs to Indiana By Michael Lucci 07/08/2015 Policy pain points continue to kill blue-collar jobs in Illinois. TAGS: Indiana, jobs, manufacturing, right to work, workers compensation
Illinois House balks on real workers’ compensation reform By Heather Weiner 06/07/2015 Illinois’ economy remains hamstrung by a broken system. TAGS: Jay Hoffman, Jim Durkin, Mike Madigan, Ron Sandack, turnaround agenda, workers compensation
Illinois’ broken workers’ compensation system By Michael Lucci 06/04/2015 Comparisons with peer states show a badly distorted workers’ compensation system in Illinois. TAGS: manufacturing, transportation, workers compensation
Want to fix Illinois’ railroads? Pass workers’ compensation reform first By Austin Berg 05/24/2015 Illinois spends three times more on workers’ compensation for railroad construction and maintenance than neighboring Indiana. TAGS: CTA: Chicago Transit Authority, jobs, workers compensation
Forging failure: The truth about Illinois’ manufacturing meltdown By Austin Berg 05/07/2015 Thousands of Illinois manufacturing jobs aren’t going to anonymous sweatshops overseas, they’re simply crossing state lines. TAGS: jobs, manufacturing, right to work, workers compensation
Blue steel: Illinois’ manufacturing exodus continues By Austin Berg 04/02/2015 Workers’ compensation costs are killing Illinois steel. TAGS: BLS: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Dwight Kay, Indiana, Indiana Economic Development Corporation, Kyle McCarter, manufacturing, Michigan, Selvaggio Steel, T&B Steel Tubing, United States Steel Corp., workers compensation
More manufacturing losses highlight Illinois’ mixed February jobs report By Michael Lucci 03/27/2015 Illinois still ranks last in the country for putting people back to work over the Great Recession era. TAGS: BLS: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, crowdfunding, death tax, employment, Great Recession, jobs, manufacturing, right to work, workers compensation