by Amanda Griffin-Johnson Earlier this week, Chicago’s Inspector General (IGO) released the second annual “Budget Options” report featuring 63 options for the city to cut costs or raise revenues. While the ideas range from low-hanging fruit to political non-starters, the report highlights the severity of the fiscal difficulties the city is facing with personnel costs and...
In recent weeks there has been a lot of bad news surfacing for taxpayers when it comes to the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.
Most Chicago yellow lights last three seconds, the bare minimum recommended under federal safety guidelines. In the suburbs, yellows generally stay on for four to four-and-a-half seconds.
By Chris Andriesen
03/27/2008
Many Illinois citizens, facing unaffordable insurance costs within state borders, are forced to cross their fingers when it comes to their family’s health. It doesn’t have to be this way. Illinois families and children can live healthier, happier and safer lives. Every day, Americans purchase products from around the country—vegetables from California, fruit from Florida,...
