42% of Illinoisans would like to move to another state, Gallup poll shows

By Amy Korte

02/17/2016

A recent Gallup poll found residents in states with higher tax burdens are more likely to want to move. Illinoisans are the third-most-likely to say they would prefer to move permanently to another state.

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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.

Most Illinois cities are shrinking, according to U.S. Census Bureau

By Michael Lucci

06/07/2015

Illinois’ statewide out-migration crisis is backed up by city-level data.

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Illinois’ migration and economic crises revealed in 2014 U-Haul pricing

By Michael Lucci

06/04/2015

Americans once stampeded into Illinois in search of opportunity. Now, the opposite happens.

State pride and the Turnaround Agenda

By Jim Long

05/15/2015

An Illinois comeback demands transformational change.

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Diving into the February jobs report

03/06/2015

Establishment +295K jobs, household +96K employment, labor force -178K

Illinois had record mass exodus in 2014

By Michael Lucci

01/07/2015

The stunning data underscore an important point as power shifts to Governor-elect Bruce Rauner: Illinois cannot raise taxes on a population that is shrinking due to massive numbers of people leaving.

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Is pension reform dead in Illinois?

09/19/2014

In June 2014, in response to attempts by the state to reform government-worker health-care costs, Illinois’ Supreme Court found these benefits to be protected by the state’s pension clause – even though retiree health-care benefits are nowhere to be found in the state pension code. As a result, many assume that if the state can’t...

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Labor Day poll shows popular support for Right-to-Work laws

By Paul Kersey

08/31/2014

As is their custom around Labor Day, the Gallup Organization has released a nationwide poll on attitudes toward labor unions. While a majority of Americans still approve of unions, their support is close to an all-time low. And support for Right-to-Work laws is strong. According to the Gallup poll, 71 percent of Americans would vote...

4 in 10 paying more for health care in 2014

By Naomi Lopez Bauman

07/16/2014

The Obama administration’s celebrations touting the Affordable Care Act, or ACA, as a rousing success were premature. There will be little to celebrate as Americans face dramatically higher health-insurance premiums, more health policy cancellations and limited access to providers in the coming years. Now, according to a recent Gallup poll, four in 10 Americans are...

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42% of Illinoisans would like to move to another state, Gallup poll shows

Cook County’s exodus revealed in new tax documents

Most Illinois cities are shrinking, according to U.S. Census Bureau

Illinois’ migration and economic crises revealed in 2014 U-Haul pricing

State pride and the Turnaround Agenda

Diving into the February jobs report

Illinois had record mass exodus in 2014

Is pension reform dead in Illinois?

Labor Day poll shows popular support for Right-to-Work laws

4 in 10 paying more for health care in 2014

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

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