No luck: Illinois Lottery sued for not paying lottery winners By Hilary Gowins 09/10/2015 The failure of the General Assembly to pass a state budget prevents Illinois lottery winners from receiving their prize money. TAGS: illinois lottery
Illinois comptroller: Unpaid bills could grow to $8.5B by year’s end By Austin Berg 09/10/2015 IOUs continue to flow from a broken state government. TAGS: debt, Leslie Munger, unpaid bills
Four factors that created the CPS pension crisis By Ted Dabrowski 09/08/2015 How Illinois politicians turned what was meant to provide government workers with retirement security into a political slush fund. TAGS: Chicago, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Rahm Emanuel
Rauner allows Illinois township to eliminate itself By Hilary Gowins 08/31/2015 Gov. Bruce Rauner’s signature authorizing Belleville Township to dissolve highlights a flawed process that prevents consolidation in a state that desperately needs it.
Illinois lottery winners to receive IOUs as lawmakers refuse reform By Hilary Gowins 08/28/2015 A Springfield budget stalemate comes with embarrassing consequences for Illinois government. TAGS: budget, illinois lottery, lottery
Caterpillar lays off 300 Illinois workers By Austin Berg 08/26/2015 The layoffs come amid a dismal manufacturing climate in the Land of Lincoln. TAGS: manufacturing
Making Illinois smart on crime: First steps to reduce spending, ease offender re-entry and enhance public safety By Bryant Jackson-Green, Dianna Muldrow, Derek Cohen 08/06/2015 First steps to reduce spending, ease offender re-entry and enhance public safety
New law ends automatic transfer of some juveniles to adult court By Bryant Jackson-Green 08/04/2015 Changes to transfer policy will keep more minors under juvenile supervision, where they belong. TAGS: juvenile court
New IRS data: Illinois lost migration battles with every Midwestern state By Michael Lucci 08/03/2015 A new data release from the Internal Revenue Service can only be described as a complete embarrassment for the Prairie State. TAGS: IRS: Internal Revenue Service, outmigration
Chicago and Detroit: Trading places? By Ted Dabrowski 07/30/2015 As Chicago slides toward insolvency, the Motor City is trending upward. TAGS: Chicago, credit rating, Detroit