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Contagion: Strike fever spreads across Illinois

By Paul Kersey
02/04/2013
  [updated Feb. 4, 2013] With the Chicago Teachers Union having waged a largely successful strike against the Chicago Public Schools, we can expect to see other public school unions, and maybe other government employee unions, following their example. Strikes allow unions to preserve costly wages and benefits, or block needed reforms, by shutting down...

PRESS RELEASE: Governor fails to lead on Illinois’ most pressing issues

01/31/2013
MEDIA ALERT from the ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE MEDIA CONTACT: Diana Rickert Diana@IllinoisPolicy.org or (312) 607-4977   Illinois Policy Institute statement on “State of the State” address: Governor fails to lead on Illinois’ most pressing issues In Chicago: CEO John Tillman, VP of Policy Ted Dabrowski In Springfield: Executive VP Kristina RasmussenNews outlets: For video with...

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Illinois’’ high-tax environment causes historical out-migration

By Brian Costin
01/09/2013
The Illinois Policy Institute has long warned that Illinois’ high-tax environment hurts the state’s economy. Prior to the 2011 income tax hike, we sounded the alarm that higher taxes would cause people and businesses to leave the state.
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Taxed out: 10 reforms to stop Illinois from losing people and jobs

Illinois’ tax code stands in the way of the state’s economic competitiveness. The combination of high tax burdens and a poor tax structure contributes to the loss of jobs and investment to other states. From a place of former economic dominance, Illinois now ranks 45th in gross state product (GSP) growth over the past decade...

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

By Paul Kersey
06/19/2014

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

By Ted Dabrowski
05/02/2016