Property tax calculator: How much will Amendment 1 cost you?

By Bryce Hill

09/13/2022

See how much more you can expect to pay in property taxes if the first question atop Illinois’ ballot passes Nov. 8.

Fact check: Amendment 1 boosts taxes, not economy

By Dylan Sharkey

09/09/2022

A new ad funded by government unions is claiming Amendment 1 would boost wages and the economy without any numbers to back it up or mention of the property tax hikes to come.

TAGS: Amendment 1

9% of Illinois government workers quit unions as more dues spent on politics

By Mailee Smith

08/31/2022

Illinois government unions admit spending very little on representing workers – the core purpose of a union. Maybe that’s why so many government workers are leaving the unions. Now government union bosses want taxpayers to pay for union failures.

TAGS: government unions

Portillo’s expanding in states with better economies than Illinois

By Dylan Sharkey

08/29/2022

Portillo’s CEO Michael Osanloo said the Illinois-based chain is looking to expand in states more friendly to businesses.

TAGS: economy, jobs

Get the facts: Amendment 1 study guide

By Mailee Smith, Bryce Hill

08/26/2022

The so-called “Workers’ Rights Amendment” would lead to substantial tax increases for working Illinoisans and small business owners.

TAGS: Amendment 1, workers rights amendment

Only 1 Illinois metro area has recovered COVID-19 job losses

By Bryce Hill

08/26/2022

Illinois’ lagging pandemic recovery continued across its cities in July. Only 1 metropolitan area has recovered from the pandemic.

TAGS: employment, jobs, unemployment

Fact check: Working Illinois families pay more under Pritzker

By Dylan Sharkey

08/26/2022

Gov J.B. Pritzker is on a bus tour celebrating his accomplishments for working families in Illinois. Accomplishment No. 1: Working families have paid more than $4,000 in additional taxes since Pritzker took office.

TAGS: Amendment 1, JB Pritzker, property taxes

Illinois unemployment rate is third-highest in the nation, highest in Midwest

By Bryce Hill

08/19/2022

Illinois stands as one of the states with the most to gain – and lose – as the national economy continues to surpass job growth expectations.

TAGS: economic recovery, jobs

Illinois adds 31,200 jobs in July, still missing 88,600 from pandemic

By Bryce Hill

08/19/2022

Illinois’ employment recovery continued in July, but the state is still missing nearly 1 in 9 jobs lost during the pandemic.

TAGS: economic recovery, IDES: Illinois Department of Employment Security

Fixing Illinois pension crisis by amending nation’s most-restrictive pension law is legal, effective

By Joe Tabor

08/17/2022

Published Aug. 17, 2022 Illinois is home to one of the worst pension crises in the country.1 At 39% funded, according to the nonpartisan Pew Charitable Trusts, Illinois has the worst pension funding ratio of any state.2 By contrast, neighboring Wisconsin’s pension system is 103% funded.3 In fiscal year 2022, Illinois’ total general funds pension...

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Property tax calculator: How much will Amendment 1 cost you?

Fact check: Amendment 1 boosts taxes, not economy

9% of Illinois government workers quit unions as more dues spent on politics

Portillo’s expanding in states with better economies than Illinois

Get the facts: Amendment 1 study guide

Only 1 Illinois metro area has recovered COVID-19 job losses

Fact check: Working Illinois families pay more under Pritzker

Illinois unemployment rate is third-highest in the nation, highest in Midwest

Illinois adds 31,200 jobs in July, still missing 88,600 from pandemic

Fixing Illinois pension crisis by amending nation’s most-restrictive pension law is legal, effective

4 ways to break out of Illinois’ pension trap

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

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