Illinois needs term limits

By Jim Long

10/18/2015

Illinois should adopt term limits for its elected officials to diminish the unchecked power of career politicians such as House Speaker Mike Madigan.

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Crystal Lake School District 47 to post contract online before vote

By Justin Hegy

04/28/2014

In a rarely seen move, Illinois’ Crystal Lake School District 47 has decided to post its recently negotiated contract online – for the public to view – before the union and district hold a vote on it. Unfortunately in Illinois, contract negotiations are often completely hidden from the public until the whole process is completed....

Institute in Northwest Herald: Lawmakers headed in right direction, but still have long way to go

04/02/2012

The Institute's Executive Vice President Kristina Rasmussen was quoted in an editorial published by the Northwest Herald which evaluated the Governor's budget in comparison to Budget Solutions 2013, an annual alternative to the Governor's state budget.

Because You’re Not Paying Enough In Taxes Already

04/27/2011

by Kristina Rasmussen As Illinois’s service sector grows (accounting for 32 percent of Illinois’s economy in 1977 and 48 percent in 2009), so has the desire to tax it. In 2009, the Illinois Senate tried to expand the state sales tax to a number of services (chimney sweeps, animal shelters, interior design services, and so on),...

Voucher Update: How Did Your Representative Vote?

05/07/2010

Did your legislator stand up for the kids? Or did they stand with the union lobbyists?

Pathway to a Profession: How Apprenticeships Could Reshape Illinois’ Beauty Service Industry

Occupational licensing requirements present one of the steepest barriers to low-income Illinoisans starting careers in beauty services. Illinois requires anyone seeking to become a barber, cosmetologist, nail technician or hair braider to obtain a state license, essentially a permission slip to work. Unlike 45 other states, Illinois offers only one pathway to licensure for each...

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Illinois needs term limits

Crystal Lake School District 47 to post contract online before vote

Institute in Northwest Herald: Lawmakers headed in right direction, but still have long way to go

Because You’re Not Paying Enough In Taxes Already

Voucher Update: How Did Your Representative Vote?

Pathway to a Profession: How Apprenticeships Could Reshape Illinois’ Beauty Service Industry

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

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