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Morris is ideal corruption fighting location for Illinois capital

By Brian Costin
06/03/2013
If your goal is to fight public corruption, where should Illinois’ capital be? That’s essentially the question asked in a recent Huffington Post article, which examined the results of two studies on the correlation between the remoteness of state capitals and public corruption. The surprising answer is Morris, a city of 13,636. Morris is also...

Institute on ABC 20: Legislative committee stipends are a waste

01/31/2013
Institute Senior Director of Government Affairs, Matt Paprocki, joined ABC 20 to discuss legislative committee stipends, which are a waste. State lawmakers make about $65,000 a year for a job many of you think is part time. But that?s not all you pay them. If a lawmaker is a chairman or a spokesman for a...

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State of the State BINGO!

01/31/2013
Gov. Quinn’s State of the State address Noon Wednesday, Feb. 6 Watch Gov. Quinn’s State of the State address live online. How he frames the issues and which solutions he offers will be instructive. Gov. Pat Quinn is hinting that his State of the State speech will remind the public how the state?s image has been cleaned...

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Digital outreach expands impact of liberty movement

By Chris Andriesen
12/31/2012
We often hear stories from Illinoisans who find comfort in knowing others are working to advance liberty in our state — some are shocked to learn such a community exists and that it is ranked #1 among State Policy Network organizations.

Good News! Three bills pass the Illinois Senate

By Mark Cavers
03/30/2012
Three important bills passed out of the Illinois Senate on Thursday and will now be considered by the House.Ai??My colleague Amanda outlined some bad news coming out of the House, but in the Senate the passage of three bills is good news for people committed to saving Illinois. Each bill would change the structure of...

Illinois Policy Institute wins Templeton Freedom Award

11/08/2011
Nov. 8, 2011 – Today, John Tillman, CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute was honored to accept a 2011 Templeton Freedom Award for Excellence in Promoting Liberty. The Illinois Policy Institute won in the category of Innovative Media for its Illinois Turnaround Tour New Media Campaign. This award category recognizes outstanding think tank projects that use...
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FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

Illinois students could soon benefit from scholarship money to help them find a tutor, attend ACT or SAT prep sessions, pay tuition, get special education services or assist with other academic needs. That will happen in Illinois only if Gov. J.B. Pritzker lets the state’s schoolchildren benefit from the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program, established...

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

By Paul Kersey
06/19/2014

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

By Ted Dabrowski
05/02/2016