LIVE: Realizing Reform: Fixing Illinois’ Criminal Justice System 05/20/2015 Live from Springfield tonight at 6:00 pm CST
BREAKING NEWS: Court allows state workers to challenge mandatory union fees 05/19/2015 Ruling issued late Tuesday allows three employees of Illinois state government to challenge so-called “fair share” fees
5 things you need to know about Chicago’s credit downgrades By Austin Berg 05/19/2015 Talk of the next Detroit rings truer now than ever before.
Record number of Illinoisans out of workforce, labor participation rate at 37-year lows By Michael Lucci 05/18/2015 March jobs data offer a glimpse into what’s driving hoards of Illinoisans out of the state. TAGS: jobs
State pride and the Turnaround Agenda By Jim Long 05/15/2015 An Illinois comeback demands transformational change. TAGS: turnaround agenda
Illinois’ property taxes are out of control, let taxpayers take driver’s seat By David Giuliani 05/13/2015 Piecemeal fixes to the state’s property-tax problem have failed. It’s time to give the purse strings back to average Illinoisans. TAGS: budget, property taxes, taxes
Corruption Watch: April 2015 By Shawn Tonge 05/08/2015 April saw two major players in Illinois education ensnared in charges of cronyism, among more than 60 other corruption-related stories. TAGS: good government
Illinois’ layers and layers of government ripe for consolidation By David Giuliani 05/07/2015 Mergers are a no-brainer for communities across the state, but state policy makes it nearly impossible.
Potential tax hike for Illinoisans is staggering 05/05/2015 A new report claims Chicagoans would face property-tax hikes nearing 50 percent to adequately fund city pensions.
Auditor general: Illinois Department of Corrections workers abusing overtime By Bryant Jackson-Green 05/04/2015 IDOC employees were paid for over a million hours of overtime in 2014. TAGS: IDOC: Illinois Department of Corrections