Matt Paprocki: The Declaration of Independence, and a question for all of us

By Matt Paprocki

07/02/2026

The document reflects a sacrifice that its 56 signers chose to make.

Illinois Federation of Teachers likes trans restrooms; dislikes cops, charter schools

By Lilly Rossi

07/24/2025

The Illinois Federation of Teachers, the parent union of the Chicago Teachers Union, should be worried about the three Rs, but its main R is “radicalism.” Transgender restrooms, defunding the police and getting rid of charter schools top its radical agenda.

TAGS: IFT: Illinois Federation of Teachers

The four-step approach to escaping poverty

By Chris Coffey

06/25/2024

The relationship between family formation and prosperity is accepted across the political spectrum.

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Poverty hits Black, Hispanic Chicagoans hardest, but education, jobs fix that

By Chris Coffey

06/11/2024

Black and Hispanic Chicagoans are persistently impacted by poverty more than other racial groups. What city and state leaders need to focus on is helping people down the path of education, job and then family.

Chicago Teachers Union family health insurance about $4,300 less than yours

By Perry Zhao

06/07/2024

The Chicago Teachers Union is already paying about $4,300 less than the families whose taxes must support their health benefits. They will be seeking an even sweeter deal this summer.

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union

Research shows education, full-time employment can overcome poverty

By Chris Coffey

06/07/2024

The city of Chicago’s poverty rate is 17%. The Brookings Institution’s “success sequence” shows what city and state leaders need to focus on if we want to provide a pathway to prosperity.

Eradicating poverty through the dignity of work

By Matt Paprocki

04/09/2024

Illinois Policy Institute President Matt Paprocki told members of congress how the Center for Poverty Solutions is working to end poverty by boosting work opportunities. He said human dignity requires work rather than dependence.

Illinois ranks as worst state for low-income earners

By Patrick Andriesen

03/01/2024

A WalletHub study found low-income Illinoisans pay 14% of their annual salary to sales, property and incomes taxes – more than anywhere else in the nation. The state’s middle- and high-income earners weren’t much better off.

Holiday travel expected to be second-busiest ever

By Dylan Sharkey

12/18/2023

Holiday travel this year is expected to be the second-busiest since AAA started tracking it in 2000. For Illinoisans, it means driving across a state line could avoid the nation’s second-highest gas taxes.

Nearly 101,000 Chicago single moms, their children live on less than $13 per day

By Bryce Hill

11/21/2023

Of nearly 240,000 Chicagoans living on less than one-half of the federal poverty income level in 2022, nearly 101,000 of them were in households led by single mothers.

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Matt Paprocki: The Declaration of Independence, and a question for all of us

Illinois Federation of Teachers likes trans restrooms; dislikes cops, charter schools

The four-step approach to escaping poverty

Poverty hits Black, Hispanic Chicagoans hardest, but education, jobs fix that

Chicago Teachers Union family health insurance about $4,300 less than yours

Research shows education, full-time employment can overcome poverty

Eradicating poverty through the dignity of work

Illinois ranks as worst state for low-income earners

Holiday travel expected to be second-busiest ever

Nearly 101,000 Chicago single moms, their children live on less than $13 per day

Fighting poverty with employment: Chicago block clubs

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

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