Illinois corruption watch: February 2016

03/07/2016

Illinoisans’ confidence in their state government is the lowest of residents of any state in the nation, and corruption stories from February 2016 don’t help.

Obama’s birthday could become next state government holiday

By Mark Fitton

02/17/2016

A bill introduced by state Rep. Andre Thapedi, D-Chicago, would make President Barack Obama’s Aug. 4 birthday Illinois’ 13th paid state holiday.

Full text: Gov. Rauner’s 2016 State of the State address

By illinoispolicy

01/27/2016

Transcript, provided by Gov. Bruce Rauner’s office, of his 2016 State of the State address, as prepared for delivery, to the General Assembly on January 27, 2016.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, State of the State

U.S. tariffs on sugar drive up costs for American manufacturers and consumers

08/24/2015

High tariffs in the U.S. raise the price of sugar, driving food manufacturers such as Mondelez International out of the country.

TAGS: sugar tax

What happens when public unions control everything for decades? Just look at Chicago and Illinois

07/27/2015

The status quo has clearly failed residents in the Windy City and statewide.

June brings warnings of 1,400 layoffs in Illinois

By Austin Berg

07/07/2015

Janitorial, food-service and coal jobs are among the casualties of mass layoffs in June.

TAGS: jobs, WARN

Obama urges Congress to pass law letting Puerto Rico declare bankruptcy, time to let Illinois do the same

06/30/2015

If the White House wants to give Puerto Rico the right to bankruptcy, it should extend the option to all states and territories.

TAGS: bankruptcy, Puerto Rico

Why the Magna Carta matters today

By John Tillman

06/15/2015

Celebrating the anniversary of the Magna Carta connects all of us who believe in liberty today to those from the past who first asserted the rights of the individual.

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

ObamaCare brings another unwelcome Tax Day surprise for Illinoisans

By Naomi Lopez Bauman

04/14/2015

How an SEIU contract sticks Illinois taxpayers with the costs of rising premiums under ObamaCare.

TAGS: budget, taxes

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Illinois corruption watch: February 2016

Obama’s birthday could become next state government holiday

Full text: Gov. Rauner’s 2016 State of the State address

U.S. tariffs on sugar drive up costs for American manufacturers and consumers

What happens when public unions control everything for decades? Just look at Chicago and Illinois

June brings warnings of 1,400 layoffs in Illinois

Obama urges Congress to pass law letting Puerto Rico declare bankruptcy, time to let Illinois do the same

Why the Magna Carta matters today

Forging failure: The truth about Illinois’ manufacturing meltdown

ObamaCare brings another unwelcome Tax Day surprise for Illinoisans

Pathway to a Profession: How Apprenticeships Could Reshape Illinois’ Beauty Service Industry

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Diana Graham

Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students