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

Fatal conceit: The truth about Illinois’ government-run pension systems

By Darlene Senger

07/31/2015

Politicians have proven incapable of making the decisions required to maintain the health of Illinois’ pension systems, as they lack the knowledge and actuarial understanding to do so.

TAGS: 401(k)

Illinois General Assembly ushers in crowdfunding revolution

By Michael Lucci

07/29/2015

With the governor’s signature, Illinois will become the most competitive state for crowdfunding in the country.

Madigan files, passes bill to nix lawmaker pay raises after blocking similar bill for weeks

By Austin Berg

07/28/2015

Amid the eighth week without a state budget, Illinois political gamesmanship rages on.

TAGS: budget, lawmaker pay

Despite Senate OKing one-month budget, Illinois no closer to a balanced budget

By Lara Forsythe

07/15/2015

Temporary, unbalanced budget now moves to the governor’s desk for approval – Rauner has said he will veto the measure.

TAGS: balanced budget requirement, debt, spending

Illinois House Democrats pass temporary budget, Senate must concur, Rauner says he won’t sign

By Darlene Senger

07/10/2015

Even if Senate Bill 2040 passes into law, it only buys the General Assembly a couple of weeks.

TAGS: budget

Rally around the flag

By John Tillman

07/09/2015

Smashing the status quo means respecting Illinoisans’ interests.

TAGS: balanced budget requirement, Bruce Rauner, income tax, Mike Madigan, turnaround agenda, workers compensation

Who really deserves blame in Illinois’ budget impasse?

By Heather Weiner

07/09/2015

If nothing is getting done in the Capitol, voters should look first to those most capable of taking swift action: Madigan and his Democrat supermajority.

TAGS: budget, Mike Madigan

Speaker Madigan falsely promotes Bureau of Labor Statistics report as ‘good news’

By Michael Lucci

06/25/2015

The economic report is yet another indictment of the status quo in Illinois.

TAGS: BLS: Bureau of Labor Statistics, jobs, Mike Madigan

Budget battle highlights rigged rules in Illinois’ legislative process

By Darlene Senger

06/12/2015

Illinoisans need structure and fairness in their state government. But in Springfield, the rules are often written by the controlling party to its own advantage.

TAGS: budget, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly

Illinois House of Representatives

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

Fatal conceit: The truth about Illinois’ government-run pension systems

Illinois General Assembly ushers in crowdfunding revolution

Madigan files, passes bill to nix lawmaker pay raises after blocking similar bill for weeks

Despite Senate OKing one-month budget, Illinois no closer to a balanced budget

Illinois House Democrats pass temporary budget, Senate must concur, Rauner says he won’t sign

Rally around the flag

Who really deserves blame in Illinois’ budget impasse?

Speaker Madigan falsely promotes Bureau of Labor Statistics report as ‘good news’

Budget battle highlights rigged rules in Illinois’ legislative process

4 ways to break out of Illinois’ pension trap

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Diana Graham

Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

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