Christmas

Illinois vendors finally receive payment – but not from the state

05/06/2013
by Ben VanMetre Illinois is notorious for not paying its bills on time. Thousands of businesses, contractors and nonprofits choose to do business with the state of Illinois each year, providing everything from charity work to medical services to office supplies. These organizations are the state’s vendors. The problem is Illinois doesn’t pay these vendors...

Illinois Policy Institute’s favorite Christmas movies

By Chris Andriesen
12/23/2012
Our team compiled a list of our favorite Christmas movies. And here they are in no particular order. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)  Gremlins (1984) Die Hard (1988) A Christmas Story (1983) One Magic Christmas (1985) Home Alone (1990) It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) Miracle on 34th Street (1947) Love Actually (2003) How the Grinch...