Rauner signs bill protecting wrongfully arrested

By Heather Weiner

08/20/2015

A new Illinois law will help clear the records of innocent people wrongfully arrested due to mistaken identity.

Senate overrides Rauner’s veto of arbitration bill

By Mark Fitton

08/20/2015

The measure would enable mandatory arbitration should either the state or its unionized employees declare a bargaining impasse in their continuing contract talks.

Parks and wrecked: City’s reform of Chicago Park District’s pension fund challenged

By John Klingner

08/20/2015

A challenge from the SEIU is looking to set back the city’s attempt to stave off the Chicago Park District's pension-fund insolvency.

TAGS: Chicago Park District

Chicago employers say ‘fat tax’ would punch them in the gut

By Austin Berg

08/19/2015

City leaders are focused on the wrong kind of belt tightening.

TAGS: Chicago

Walgreens to cut 270 jobs in Illinois

By Amy Korte

08/18/2015

Walgreens’ 270-person layoffs are the latest in a series of corporate job losses in Illinois.

Chicago issued over 1,836 red-light camera tickets per day in last 4 years

By Hilary Gowins

08/18/2015

Chicago’s red-light cameras are merely a way for the city to extract more money from drivers; they have nothing to do with public safety.

Passing the buck: Avoiding accountability for the teacher-retirement funding mess

By Ted Dabrowski

08/18/2015

Reforming Illinois’ Teachers’ Retirement System is the only hope for saving the pension fund from insolvency and providing the accountability and retirement security that teachers and taxpayers deserve.

TAGS: TRS: Teachers’ Retirement System

Gas prices soar higher in Chicago than other Midwestern cities

By Hilary Gowins

08/17/2015

Multiple layers of taxation make gas sold in Chicago more expensive than in other cities across the Midwest.

Driverless trains: Why does Chicago lag behind London?

08/17/2015

Driverless trains and buses could dramatically reduce the cost of Chicago’s expensive public transportation system, resulting in much-needed savings for taxpayers.

All three major credit rating agencies declare CPS bonds ‘junk’ grade

By John Klingner

08/17/2015

Another credit downgrade for the Chicago Board of Education’s debt demonstrates the urgency of immediate fiscal reforms.

TAGS: CPS: Chicago Public Schools, credit rating

Chicago

Rauner signs bill protecting wrongfully arrested

Senate overrides Rauner’s veto of arbitration bill

Parks and wrecked: City’s reform of Chicago Park District’s pension fund challenged

Chicago employers say ‘fat tax’ would punch them in the gut

Walgreens to cut 270 jobs in Illinois

Chicago issued over 1,836 red-light camera tickets per day in last 4 years

Passing the buck: Avoiding accountability for the teacher-retirement funding mess

Gas prices soar higher in Chicago than other Midwestern cities

Driverless trains: Why does Chicago lag behind London?

All three major credit rating agencies declare CPS bonds ‘junk’ grade

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students