Rauner’s plan B for pension reform: Amend the constitution

By Benjamin VanMetre

04/09/2015

While the state waits for the Supreme Court’s SB 1 ruling, Gov. Bruce Rauner and other lawmakers are working up a pitch to amend the state constitution.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, pensions, Senate Bill 1

Corruption watch: March 2015

By Shawn Tonge

04/08/2015

April showers bring May flowers, but all March gave us was 53 new corruption stories in Illinois.

TAGS: good government

Illinois unemployment problems hidden by workforce dropout

By Michael Lucci

04/08/2015

Over the recession era, Indiana’s workforce grew by 53,000 people while Illinois’ workforce shrank by 200,000 people. If Illinois’ workforce size were benchmarked to Indiana’s over the recession era, Illinois’ unemployment rate would be 10.3 percent today.

TAGS: jobs

Pew study blows hole in myth that Illinois has a revenue problem

By Michael Lucci

04/06/2015

Tax revenues in Illinois are up 22.5 percent over pre-recession highs, while 30 other states are collecting less tax revenue today than they were before the recession began.

TAGS: jobs

Lake County shortchanged by Local Government Distributive Fund

By Naomi Lopez Bauman

04/01/2015

Lake County gets back just 73 cents for every dollar it pays into the LGDF.

TAGS: budget, Lake County, LGDF: Local Government Distributive Fund

DuPage County shortchanged by Local Government Distributive Fund

By Naomi Lopez Bauman

03/31/2015

DuPage County gets back just 79 cents for every dollar it pays into LGDF.

TAGS: budget, LGDF: Local Government Distributive Fund

Committee deadline gives clues on what Rauner may sign this year

By Matt Paprocki

03/27/2015

A budget fix, local-government transparency legislation and a patient-freedom bill advanced out of committee last week.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, budget, death tax, right to try

Quinn and the DCEO spent $27M on ‘Transformers’ movies, ‘Empire,’ a Funyons commercial and more

By Austin Berg

03/24/2015

Gov. Bruce Rauner ordered Cinespace Chicago Film Studios to pay back their most recent $10 million grant, but further action is necessary to stamp out cronyism in Illinois.

TAGS: Cinespace, DCEO: Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

More than $1.5M in union cash may cloud Lisa Madigan’s judgment on Right to Work

By David Giuliani

03/23/2015

While no definitive legal opinion has been issued on the merits of local Right to Work, Madigan has charged Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposal with violating federal labor law.

TAGS: Lisa Madigan, right to work

LIVESTREAM: Three state employees join Rauner in legal challenge of ‘fair share’ union fees

03/23/2015

Live today at 2:30pm. Three state workers represented by the Liberty Justice Center have taken legal action to end the collection of fair share union dues in Illinois.

TAGS: litigation

Bruce Rauner

Rauner’s plan B for pension reform: Amend the constitution

Corruption watch: March 2015

Illinois unemployment problems hidden by workforce dropout

Pew study blows hole in myth that Illinois has a revenue problem

Lake County shortchanged by Local Government Distributive Fund

DuPage County shortchanged by Local Government Distributive Fund

Committee deadline gives clues on what Rauner may sign this year

Quinn and the DCEO spent $27M on ‘Transformers’ movies, ‘Empire,’ a Funyons commercial and more

More than $1.5M in union cash may cloud Lisa Madigan’s judgment on Right to Work

LIVESTREAM: Three state employees join Rauner in legal challenge of ‘fair share’ union fees

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

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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