Madigan and power

By Scott Reeder

09/08/2015

In the history of the United States, no one has led a state legislative body longer than Mike Madigan.

TAGS: Mike Madigan

Cruel summer: Mass layoffs hit 2,100 Illinois workers in August

By Austin Berg

09/08/2015

There’s no respite for laid-off Illinois workers in the “summer of pink slips.”

TAGS: jobs

Rahm calls for the largest property tax hike in modern Chicago history

By Ted Dabrowski

09/03/2015

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel calls for property-tax hikes, garbage-collection fees and ridesharing surcharges as a stop-gap measure to plug the city’s $750 million budget hole.

TAGS: Chicago, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, fees, Rahm Emanuel

Cook County’s exodus revealed in new tax documents

By Austin Berg

09/02/2015

Shrinking opportunities go hand in hand with a shrinking tax base.

Sprint to add over 1,000 jobs in Chicago

By Amy Korte

09/02/2015

Of the 1,050 new jobs announced, Sprint expects about half to be retail positions and the other half to be filled by wireless experts, network technicians and engineers.

Freedom, fairness for food carts in Chicago

By Hilary Gowins

09/01/2015

On Sept. 24, 2015, Chicago City Council voted unanimously in favor of an ordinance to legalize food carts, giving thousands of street vendors across the city the freedom to make an honest living and opening the door for the next generation of culinary entrepreneurs.

TAGS: street vending

Power outage: Inside Illinois’ Hispanic opportunity gap

By Austin Berg

08/31/2015

“I was born poor and I will die poor. The best inheritance I can give to my children is an education.”

Oportunidad: Student success, Hispanic achievement gaps and the future of Illinois

By Ted Dabrowski

08/30/2015

The achievement gaps between white and Hispanic students in Illinois’ public schools, and the need to fundamentally reform the education system.

State must show plan for developmentally disabled service payments

By Mark Fitton

08/27/2015

The state is now nearly 60 days into its fiscal year with the only significant portion of its budget approved being for primary and secondary education.

TAGS: budget

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

Chicago

Madigan and power

Cruel summer: Mass layoffs hit 2,100 Illinois workers in August

Rahm calls for the largest property tax hike in modern Chicago history

Cook County’s exodus revealed in new tax documents

Sprint to add over 1,000 jobs in Chicago

Freedom, fairness for food carts in Chicago

Power outage: Inside Illinois’ Hispanic opportunity gap

Oportunidad: Student success, Hispanic achievement gaps and the future of Illinois

State must show plan for developmentally disabled service payments

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

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