The Illinois House Labor and Commerce Committee has passed a bill to prohibit municipalities in Illinois from enacting local Right-to-Work measures. The bill now heads to the full House of Representatives for a hearing.

TAGS: collective bargaining, Illinois House of Representatives, labor, local government, right to work, unions

Illinois Senate bill intended to kill local worker freedom laws in Illinois

By Amy Korte

05/03/2017

The Illinois Senate has passed a bill to overturn municipal Right-to-Work ordinances and prevent Illinois localities from expanding worker freedom in their communities.

TAGS: Ira Silverstein, labor, right to work, unions

Amazon received more than $112 million in EDGE tax credits in 2016

By Brendan Bakala

04/14/2017

In exchange for more than $112 million in tax breaks, Amazon promised to expand its Illinois operations and hire 7,200 new employees in Aurora, Monee and Joliet.

TAGS: Amazon, Aurora, cronyism, DCEO: Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, jobs, Joliet, Monee, tax credits

Illinois gives The Advisory Board Co. a $2.6M tax break

By Brendan Bakala

04/07/2017

Under a 2015 agreement between the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and The Advisory Board Co., the state gave a tax credit worth millions of dollars in exchange for 55 jobs.

TAGS: DCEO: Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, tax credits, taxes

Lawmakers and special interests propose revamped EDGE tax credit program

By Brendan Bakala

03/20/2017

As state debts mount and budget plans remain in limbo, Illinois lawmakers move to expand EDGE tax credits.

TAGS: cronyism, DCEO: Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Michael Zalewski, tax credits

Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

Rauner signs bill reinstating business tax credit program

Rahm courting Amazon for move to Chicago

Illinois Senate votes to revive EDGE business tax credit program

Illinois Republican spending plan includes millions of dollars for suburban projects

SB 1905 designed to ban local Right to Work in Illinois

Illinois Senate bill intended to kill local worker freedom laws in Illinois

Amazon received more than $112 million in EDGE tax credits in 2016

Illinois gives The Advisory Board Co. a $2.6M tax break

Lawmakers and special interests propose revamped EDGE tax credit program

Rivian Automotive gets $49.5 million in state tax credits for 1,000 jobs over 10 years

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