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 balks on real workers’ compensation reform

By Heather Weiner

06/07/2015

Illinois’ economy remains hamstrung by a broken system.

TAGS: Jay Hoffman, Jim Durkin, Mike Madigan, Ron Sandack, turnaround agenda, workers compensation

Who’s afraid of term limits?

By Austin Berg

06/02/2015

Illinois and Chicago should make career lawmakers a thing of the past.

TAGS: term limits

Corruption Watch: April 2015

By Shawn Tonge

05/08/2015

April saw two major players in Illinois education ensnared in charges of cronyism, among more than 60 other corruption-related stories.

TAGS: good government

Illinois House of Representatives

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

Illinois House balks on real workers’ compensation reform

Who’s afraid of term limits?

Corruption Watch: April 2015

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

Report Archive

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