First set of Illinois license plates without mailed renewal reminders expired Dec. 1

By Amy Korte

12/01/2015

The budget stalemate in Springfield has forced Illinois’ Secretary of State to suspend mailing vehicle registration renewal notices to vehicle owners.

TAGS: vehicle registration

John Deere announces Illinois layoffs

By Austin Berg

11/30/2015

The Illinois stalwart is cutting hundreds of jobs in the midst of the state’s worst-in-the-Midwest manufacturing climate.

TAGS: manufacturing, unemployment

6 reasons the Chicago Teachers Union has no business striking again

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner

11/30/2015

The Chicago Teachers Union should think twice before making demands that could result in more taxes on city residents, school closings and teacher layoffs.

TAGS: strike

How to heal Illinois’ economy: Reform permission, friction and preparation policies

By Michael Lucci

11/25/2015

Illinois can implement several reforms now to remove obstacles to starting businesses, reduce the cost and aggravation of doing business, and more effectively educate the next generation of workers.

TAGS: jobs

Law enforcement now seizes more property from citizens than burglars

By Bryant Jackson-Green

11/25/2015

U.S. law enforcement took in more than $5 billion from the American public in 2014 through asset forfeiture, compared to the $3.5 billion lost nationally to burglary.

TAGS: civil asset forfeiture

San Antonio admits anti-competitive food truck law is “not defensible”

11/25/2015

The law, which is similar to Chicago’s food-truck rules, was changed when San Antonio’s city attorney advised the city’s best bet was to change its rules as opposed to going to court.

TAGS: food trucks

Busting the Springfield power monopoly: Madigan, Dunkin and why Illinois needs term limits

By Jim Long

11/24/2015

The defiance of certain Democrats in the General Assembly shows House Speaker Mike Madigan’s stranglehold on power is weakening.

TAGS: Mike Madigan, term limits

City of Rolling Meadows earns Sunshine Award with perfect online transparency score

11/24/2015

Rolling Meadows provides its residents access to vital government information through the city’s “transparency portal".

TAGS: Sunshine Award, transparency

Libertarians sue to lift Illinois’ ban on campaign giving by medical marijuana industry

By Mark Fitton

11/24/2015

Plaintiffs ask the court to find the campaign contribution ban unconstitutional and forbid its enforcement.

TAGS: campaign finance

Illinois Lottery sales tank as Democrats block funding for payouts

By Austin Berg

11/24/2015

Ticket sales slumped by more than $20 million in October as lottery players balked at a broken system.

TAGS: budget, illinois lottery, John Cullerton

Illinois

First set of Illinois license plates without mailed renewal reminders expired Dec. 1

John Deere announces Illinois layoffs

6 reasons the Chicago Teachers Union has no business striking again

How to heal Illinois’ economy: Reform permission, friction and preparation policies

Law enforcement now seizes more property from citizens than burglars

San Antonio admits anti-competitive food truck law is “not defensible”

Busting the Springfield power monopoly: Madigan, Dunkin and why Illinois needs term limits

City of Rolling Meadows earns Sunshine Award with perfect online transparency score

Libertarians sue to lift Illinois’ ban on campaign giving by medical marijuana industry

Illinois Lottery sales tank as Democrats block funding for payouts

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

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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