Burke to the future: Chicago alderman wants to ban self-driving cars

By Brendan Bakala

08/23/2017

Alderman Ed Burke argued in favor of a ban on driverless cars with a movie clip from “Back to the Future.”

TAGS: Ed Burke, manufacturing, regulations

July corruption watch

08/04/2016

Chicago leads the way in numerous corruption headlines yet again.

TAGS: Chicago, corruption, good government

Years of ‘deadbeat Illinois’: State has history of shortchanging social service providers

By Ted Dabrowski

06/01/2016

For years, Illinois lawmakers have prioritized government-worker pay and benefits over social services. Between 2000 and 2015, contributions to Illinois state-worker pension funds shot up 586 percent, while state payments for human services increased by only 10 percent.

TAGS: balanced budget requirement, budget, Pat Quinn

Chicago aldermen who opposed food trucks now seek to restrict operations for food carts

By Hilary Gowins

10/05/2015

History repeating.

TAGS: Chicago, food carts, licensing, regulations, street vending

Freedom, fairness for food carts in Chicago

By Hilary Gowins

09/01/2015

On Sept. 24, 2015, Chicago City Council voted unanimously in favor of an ordinance to legalize food carts, giving thousands of street vendors across the city the freedom to make an honest living and opening the door for the next generation of culinary entrepreneurs.

TAGS: street vending

Rehabilitation, restitution undermined by Illinois’ supersized criminal-justice system

By Hilary Gowins

08/14/2015

Illinois lags behind other states in its efforts to curb recidivism through offender rehabilitation.

Why the White House is opening up about occupational licensing

By Hilary Gowins

08/07/2015

Licensing schemes are inconsistent in numerous ways, with some states imposing strict regulations on a profession while others don't require licensing at all.

TAGS: occupational licensing

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...

Progressive income tax: Money grab disguised as tax reform

By Lawrence McQuillan

10/10/2012

The problem In an interview with Huffington Post, Gov. Pat Quinn said that Illinois needs a progressive income tax.1 “That’s one of my goals before I stop breathing and I sure hope we can get that done in Illinois. Sooner rather than later,” he told the interviewer. The same forces that helped Quinn land the...

The blame game: Illinois’ unemployment rate jumps to 9.1 percent

09/24/2012

For the third straight month, Illinois' unemployment rate climbed. More than 9.1 percent of Illinoisans are now unemployed, a full percentage point higher than the national average of 8.1 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Burke to the future: Chicago alderman wants to ban self-driving cars

July corruption watch

Years of ‘deadbeat Illinois’: State has history of shortchanging social service providers

Chicago aldermen who opposed food trucks now seek to restrict operations for food carts

Freedom, fairness for food carts in Chicago

Rehabilitation, restitution undermined by Illinois’ supersized criminal-justice system

Why the White House is opening up about occupational licensing

Morris is ideal corruption fighting location for Illinois capital

Progressive income tax: Money grab disguised as tax reform

The blame game: Illinois’ unemployment rate jumps to 9.1 percent

Chicago Forward 2026: A pro-growth plan to end city budget deficits

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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