Rauner’s proposed budget holds the line on the Illinois health-care spending

By Naomi Lopez Bauman

02/19/2015

Health-care savings come from proposed cuts to state-employee health insurance, reinstating Medicaid reforms and ending duplicative services.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, health care, spending

Openthebooks.com examines soaring school district spending in IL

By Brian Costin

09/06/2014

Illinoisans’ average property tax rates as a percentage of home value have soared to 2.28 percent in 2012 from 1.93 percent in 2010. This is the second highest rate in the nation. Many Illinois residents are asking why their taxes are so high, and are curious as to where all this is money going. One organization,...

TAGS: education, good government, transparency

State union contract had called for two more rounds of raises at start of 2012

01/03/2012

Gov. Quinn and the unions are still bickering over money for state raises, but the contract had called for two raises at the start of 2012.

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Rauner’s proposed budget holds the line on the Illinois health-care spending

Openthebooks.com examines soaring school district spending in IL

State union contract had called for two more rounds of raises at start of 2012

What is the Education Freedom Tax Credit and how can it benefit 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