Illinois losing 1 resident every 4.6 minutes, could fall behind Pennsylvania in population

By Michael Lucci

12/20/2016

Illinois has record loss of 114,000 residents to other states in 2016 as population shrinks by 37,500.

TAGS: outmigration, population, U.S. Census Bureau

It’s time to get special interests out of workers’ comp

By Austin Berg

08/12/2016

Illinois physicians in the workers’ compensation system are allowed to sell “repackaged” pills directly to patients at huge markups, averaging between 60 and 300 percent.

TAGS: workers compensation

The fall of Illinois manufacturing

By Austin Berg

04/07/2016

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Since the state's recession bottom, Illinois has regained less than 5 percent of its manufacturing jobs — the worst rate of recovery among all neighboring states.

TAGS: jobs, manufacturing, workers compensation

Unemployment bill easily clears Illinois House

By Mark Fitton

12/02/2015

House Bill 1285 also clarifies the definitions of employee misconduct allowing for denial of benefits.

TAGS: unemployment

Busting the myth that Chicago taxes are low

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner

11/15/2015

An analysis of Chicago’s taxation and revenue in perspective

Repealing Illinois’ economic loss leaders

By Michael Lucci

03/30/2015

State lawmakers from both parties are advancing legislation to repeal three of Illinois’ most costly and misguided policies.

TAGS: death tax, Ed Sullivan, franchise tax, LLC fees, regulations

Pension crisis hits home: Arlington Heights

By Benjamin VanMetre

03/10/2015

Whether they realize it or not, taxpayers in Arlington Heights have a lot of experience with the impact of rising pension costs.

TAGS: pensions

Illinois employers warn of 900 layoffs

By Austin Berg

11/08/2014

Exactly 900 more Illinoisans can expect to be laid off in coming months, according to notices filed with the state.

TAGS: jobs

Illinois corruption watch, August 2014

By Brian Costin

09/05/2014

At least 84 corruption-related stories have been reported from across the state of Illinois in August alone. Atop August headlines is the recent revelation that a federal grand jury subpoenaed the emails of Gov. Pat Quinn’s ex-chief of staff in relation to Quinn’s anti-violence grant program. The case, which has been referred to by some...

TAGS: Chicago, corruption, cronyism, transparency, waste

Illinois ranks first in number of local taxing bodies

By Brian Costin

03/02/2014

When it comes to local taxing bodies and local property taxes, Illinois is an extreme outlier in comparison to the rest of the nation. We rank first in number of local taxing bodies, with 6,963, and have the second-highest property tax rate in the nation. But this isn’t news for Illinois residents who have looked...

TAGS: local government, property taxes

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Illinois losing 1 resident every 4.6 minutes, could fall behind Pennsylvania in population

It’s time to get special interests out of workers’ comp

The fall of Illinois manufacturing

Unemployment bill easily clears Illinois House

Busting the myth that Chicago taxes are low

Repealing Illinois’ economic loss leaders

Pension crisis hits home: Arlington Heights

Illinois employers warn of 900 layoffs

Illinois corruption watch, August 2014

Illinois ranks first in number of local taxing bodies

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