Some Illinois village managers outearn every state governor

01/07/2018

The Mount Prospect village manager is set to receive a $214,000 salary in 2018, joining a long list of other Illinois municipal officials collecting similar and even larger paychecks.

TAGS: LGDF: Local Government Distributive Fund, mayor, property taxes

Peapod leaves Skokie for Chicago

By Brendan Bakala

10/25/2017

The online grocery delivery company is ditching the Chicago suburbs in favor of the Windy City itself.

TAGS: jobs

More than a third of Illinois’ largest cities shrinking in population

10/03/2017

Twelve of the 29 Illinois cities with over 50,000 in population are losing residents.

TAGS: outmigration, population, U.S. Census Bureau

80% of Cook County municipalities have opted out of minimum wage, sick leave ordinances

By Amy Korte, Marianna Schmiesing

07/31/2017

The number of Cook County municipalities that have opted out of both ordinances has climbed to 107.

TAGS: Cook County, jobs, minimum wage

Food trucks fight for the right to exist

By Austin Berg

09/15/2016

City officials in Chicago and across the state are crushing a pillar of the culinary community. But food trucks are fighting back.

TAGS: Chicago, food trucks, jobs, regulations

Chicago passes new rules on Uber and Lyft

By Austin Berg

06/22/2016

The city will require rideshare drivers to complete an online course before hitting the road, and will allow ridesharing platforms such as Uber and Lyft to continue conducting their own background checks.

TAGS: Chicago, Lyft, Rahm Emanuel, regulations, rideshare, Uber

Instead of whacking Uber, Evanston looks to lift burden on taxis

By Austin Berg

06/21/2016

The city of Evanston offers a path forward for governments to level the playing field between traditional taxis and ridesharing.

TAGS: collaborative economy, Lyft, rideshare, Uber

Victory: Evanston lifts food-truck ban

06/15/2016

Food-truck freedom finally is coming to Evanston.

TAGS: food trucks, regulations

Jobs are the ultimate crime stoppers

By Austin Berg

04/25/2016

Illinois taxpayers will pay about $5.7 billion over the next five years in costs related to ex-offenders returning to prison.

Local government transparency bill clears Illinois House

04/18/2016

House Bill 5522 would require local governments and school districts in Illinois to maintain websites with links to vital public information such as budgets, expenditures and officials’ names and numbers.

TAGS: corruption, local government, transparency

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Some Illinois village managers outearn every state governor

Peapod leaves Skokie for Chicago

More than a third of Illinois’ largest cities shrinking in population

80% of Cook County municipalities have opted out of minimum wage, sick leave ordinances

Food trucks fight for the right to exist

Chicago passes new rules on Uber and Lyft

Instead of whacking Uber, Evanston looks to lift burden on taxis

Victory: Evanston lifts food-truck ban

Jobs are the ultimate crime stoppers

Local government transparency bill clears Illinois House

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

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Diana Graham

Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students