Illinois Supreme Court

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

Tweaking payments won’t solve Illinois’ pension crisis

By Jonathan Ingram

06/05/2015

Changing the repayment plan to one based on flawed assumptions and bad accounting does nothing to shield taxpayers from the risks of an imperfect system.

Illinoisans suffer, politicians get paid should General Assembly fail to pass balanced budget

By Jeffrey Schwab

05/31/2015

If state lawmakers fail to pass a balanced budget by a three-fifths majority vote, essential programs will be harmed. But thanks to House Speaker Mike Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton, politicians will still get their paychecks.

TAGS: budget, special session

Egan-Jones on Chicago, S&P blames Moody’s and a message to bondholders

05/22/2015

Taxpayers need protection when municipalities go bust.

5 things you need to know about Chicago’s credit downgrades

By Austin Berg

05/19/2015

Talk of the next Detroit rings truer now than ever before.

Think tax hikes will fix Illinois’ pension crisis? Think again

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner

05/19/2015

More revenue can’t fix a fundamentally flawed system. Illinois lawmakers should know this; they tried that approach and failed.

Moody’s downgrades Chicago to junk-bond status in wake of pension ruling

By Austin Berg

05/12/2015

Expect local-government finances across the state to spiral downward until politicians pass a constitutional amendment.

Supreme Court ruling to Illinois businesses: Get out while you still can

By Michael Lucci

05/12/2015

Illinois lawmakers have tried and failed to fix a broken system through tax hikes.

TAGS: employment, jobs, pensions

Illinois Supreme Court: Nothing is more important than government workers’ right to your tax dollars

05/08/2015

In their SB 1 ruling, Illinois Supreme Court justices indicate that paying for pensions is more important than funding core government services.

TAGS: Illinois Supreme Court, pensions

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

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Pathway to a Profession: How Apprenticeships Could Reshape Illinois’ Beauty Service Industry

Occupational licensing requirements present one of the steepest barriers to low-income Illinoisans starting careers in beauty services. Illinois requires anyone seeking to become a barber, cosmetologist, nail technician or hair braider to obtain a state license, essentially a permission slip to work. Unlike 45 other states, Illinois offers only one pathway to licensure for each...

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