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.

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

Rauner vetoes will stand, Madigan’s unconstitutional budget dies today

By Heather Weiner

07/30/2015

To craft a balanced budget, lawmakers must go back to the drawing board.

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Illinois comptroller: Unpaid bills could grow to $8.5B by year’s end

Four factors that created the CPS pension crisis

Rauner allows Illinois township to eliminate itself

Illinois lottery winners to receive IOUs as lawmakers refuse reform

Caterpillar lays off 300 Illinois workers

Making Illinois smart on crime: First steps to reduce spending, ease offender re-entry and enhance public safety

New law ends automatic transfer of some juveniles to adult court

New IRS data: Illinois lost migration battles with every Midwestern state

Chicago and Detroit: Trading places?

Rauner vetoes will stand, Madigan’s unconstitutional budget dies today

Who Lives Below the Poverty Line in Illinois? Family Structure and Education Mark the Highest Risk

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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