The Chicago Tribune named the Illinois Policy Institute as one of the organizations that has proposed spending reforms in Springfield.

The Illinois Policy Institute's call to repeal the 66 percent tax increase is featured in an article on state pensions and the tax hike.

Late last night, the legislature passed personal and corporate income tax increases. Check out what Mayor Daley has to say about it.

See where the Institute has been featured in the news regarding the proposed income tax hike.

One of the “50 Best Small and Medium Workplaces” is already looking to relocate.

by Wesley Fox According to the Chicago Tribune, the Illinois Department of Corrections is $95 million behind on its bills.  Many prison vendors have not been paid in months. Some have stopped extending credit to correction centers, and two havestopped doing business with the Department of Corrections altogether.  If Illinois does not start paying its bills on time, more...

by Amanda Griffin-Johnson Since 2000, Chicago’s city budget has increased 11% (adjusted for inflation). Spending  reforms are needed to ensure the long-term health of city finances, but it appears that Mayor Daley would rather continue depleting the city’s reserves. Failing to make tough spending cuts today will only make the situation worse down the road. The Chicago Tribune reports: The...