Rahm calls for the largest property tax hike in modern Chicago history

By Ted Dabrowski

09/03/2015

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel calls for property-tax hikes, garbage-collection fees and ridesharing surcharges as a stop-gap measure to plug the city’s $750 million budget hole.

TAGS: Chicago, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, fees, Rahm Emanuel

Cook County’s exodus revealed in new tax documents

By Austin Berg

09/02/2015

Shrinking opportunities go hand in hand with a shrinking tax base.

Rauner allows Illinois township to eliminate itself

By Hilary Gowins

08/31/2015

Gov. Bruce Rauner’s signature authorizing Belleville Township to dissolve highlights a flawed process that prevents consolidation in a state that desperately needs it.

Rauner signs Cook County jail reform

By Bryant Jackson-Green

08/30/2015

New “rocket docket” reform could reduce lengthy pretrial jail stays for some accused of minor property crimes, saving Illinois taxpayers up to $143 per inmate each day.

TAGS: bail, Cook County Jail, electronic monitoring, property crime, retail theft, rocket docket

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

Manufacturer moves out of Madigan’s backyard, cites unfriendly business climate

By Austin Berg

08/13/2015

Illinois’ middle class is crumbling under the weight of the state’s political and legal classes.

TAGS: manufacturing, Mike Madigan, workers compensation

Making Illinois smart on crime: First steps to reduce spending, ease offender re-entry and enhance public safety

By Bryant Jackson-Green, Dianna Muldrow, Derek Cohen

08/06/2015

First steps to reduce spending, ease offender re-entry and enhance public safety

New IRS data show heavy drain of residents and income from Cook County

By Austin Berg

08/03/2015

Cook County said goodbye to nearly 10,000 more taxpayers than it welcomed in tax year 2011.

TAGS: Chicago, Cook County, IRS: Internal Revenue Service, outmigration

Chicago and Detroit: Trading places?

By Ted Dabrowski

07/30/2015

As Chicago slides toward insolvency, the Motor City is trending upward.

TAGS: Chicago, credit rating, Detroit

Chicago set to make ‘chilling’ change to city ethics rules

By Austin Berg

07/28/2015

The proposed change in city code would further tilt the scales in favor of the politically powerful, as they could be granted full knowledge regarding the investigation on their wrongdoing, including information on who brought the case to light.

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Rahm calls for the largest property tax hike in modern Chicago history

Cook County’s exodus revealed in new tax documents

Rauner allows Illinois township to eliminate itself

Rauner signs Cook County jail reform

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

Manufacturer moves out of Madigan’s backyard, cites unfriendly business climate

Making Illinois smart on crime: First steps to reduce spending, ease offender re-entry and enhance public safety

New IRS data show heavy drain of residents and income from Cook County

Chicago and Detroit: Trading places?

Chicago set to make ‘chilling’ change to city ethics rules

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

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