Senate budget proposal could make soda in Chicago the most expensive in the nation

01/20/2017

The new statewide sugary drink tax, on top of Cook County’s similar tax and Chicago’s highest-in-the-nation sales tax, would make soda prices in the city skyrocket.

TAGS: Chicago, John Cullerton, sales tax, soda tax, sugar tax, taxes, Toi Hutchinson

Illinois Senate proposes statewide tax on soda

By Brendan Bakala

01/18/2017

Running out of ideas, the Illinois Senate takes aim at poor people to fund record-high state spending.

TAGS: budget, sugar tax, taxes

2016 Corruption Watch: Chicago, East St. Louis take top corruption spots

12/29/2016

This year was full of corruption and mismanagement from public officials, but four instances in particular stand out.

TAGS: Chicago, corruption, East St. Louis, good government

Cook County Board approves soda tax

By Brendan Bakala

11/10/2016

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle cast the tie-breaking vote in favor of new tax on sugary and artificially sweetened beverages.

TAGS: Chicago, Cook County, soda tax, taxes, Toni Preckwinkle

Young workers, public policy failures are driving Illinois’ out-migration

By Michael Lucci

10/15/2016

New poll indicates that younger workers want to flee the state the most, and Illinois’ high-tax, anti-growth policies are encouraging them to do so.

TAGS: jobs, outmigration, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, unemployment

Face it: Property taxes are forcing Illinoisans out of their homes

By Austin Berg

10/13/2016

Nearly half of respondents said they would like to leave the state, including almost two-thirds of millennials.

TAGS: BLS: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Gallup, Mike Madigan, outmigration, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, Steve Brown

Madigan’s army: Power through patronage

By Austin Berg

09/29/2016

Illinoisans have the lowest trust in state government of any state in the nation.

TAGS: corruption, good government, Mike Madigan, patronage

Cook County board president proposes tax on sugary drinks

09/28/2016

Implementing a taxpayer bill of rights could prevent Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle from increasing the county’s already-high tax burden.

TAGS: Chicago, Cook County, sugar tax, taxes

Illinois state workers have options if they wish to opt out of a union

By Mailee Smith

08/19/2016

Illinois state workers can opt out of union membership to become fair share payers, but reforms such as Right to Work and Worker’s Choice would promote greater worker freedom and benefit the state.

Mapping a way to term limits

By Austin Berg

07/29/2016

More than 60 percent of Illinois’ state legislative races in 2016 will be uncontested.

TAGS: fair maps, gerrymandering, term limits

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Senate budget proposal could make soda in Chicago the most expensive in the nation

Illinois Senate proposes statewide tax on soda

2016 Corruption Watch: Chicago, East St. Louis take top corruption spots

Cook County Board approves soda tax

Young workers, public policy failures are driving Illinois’ out-migration

Face it: Property taxes are forcing Illinoisans out of their homes

Madigan’s army: Power through patronage

Cook County board president proposes tax on sugary drinks

Illinois state workers have options if they wish to opt out of a union

Mapping a way to term limits

Fighting poverty with employment: Chicago block clubs

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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