The cost of workers’ compensation for municipalities, counties and state government in Illinois is more than $400 million per year.

Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan’s spokesman, Steve Brown, has repeatedly implied that Illinois insurance companies are hoarding cost savings. However, this couldn't be happening unless insurance companies were colluding in violation of the principle of antitrust laws, and there's no evidence they are. Illinois trial lawyers have echoed Brown's sentiments, but they don't seem to see evidence of antitrust violations either given that they haven't brought lawsuits against insurance companies for violating federal antitrust law.

More than 6,000 Illinois manufacturing jobs disappeared in 2015.

Continued jobs losses in manufacturing underscore the need to reform the state’s onerous tax and regulatory policies.

Division president cites Wisconsin’s favorable business environment as chief reason for move.

The artificial sweetener manufacturer will lay off 89 workers and move out of state.

The Land of Lincoln’s unfriendly climate for manufacturers has weakened Illinois cities, discouraged investment and made the state uncompetitive in the region.

Policy reforms in Indiana have led to significant jobs growth, but lawmakers in the Land of Lincoln haven’t taken note.

Illinois law gives financial incentives to many injured workers to stay off the job and to doctors to prescribe more medications to workers’ compensation patients.