Retirement-tax resolution

By Heather Weiner

12/17/2015

Thirty-nine Illinois state representatives have signed on to a resolution stating their opposition to the imposition of a state tax on retirement income as revenue plans circulate ahead of state budget negotiations in 2016.

TAGS: income tax

Growing out of control: Property taxes put increasing burden on Illinois taxpayers

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner

12/17/2015

Property taxes are the single largest tax in Illinois, burdening residents far more than either income or sales taxes. Illinoisans already know they pay high property taxes. But what is not as well known is that property taxes are outpacing residents’ ability to pay for them. Over the past 50 years, whether measured in comparison...

Village of Lincolnshire becomes first Illinois municipality to protect worker choice

By Michael Lucci

12/15/2015

No worker should be forced to pay a union in order to have or hold onto a job. Workers in Lincolnshire are now the first in Illinois to be guaranteed this basic right, as the Village Board voted Dec. 14 to adopt local Right to Work.

TAGS: right to work

Illinois Corruption Watch: November 2015

12/14/2015

November saw Chicago’s City Council let the term of the legislative inspector general, who is tasked with overseeing City Council, expire without hiring a replacement, as well as several other instances of breach of public trust and influence peddling around the state.

TAGS: corruption

A worker’s right to choose

By Austin Berg

12/14/2015

Hundreds of thousands of Illinois workers are forced to pay union dues to keep their jobs. But close by, worker freedom reigns.

TAGS: right to work

What’s wrong with Illinois’ economy?

By Michael Lucci

12/13/2015

Madigan’s economic record is one of failure, and the best he can say in his defense is that trying a new path would somehow make things worse.

TAGS: jobs, manufacturing, unemployment, workers compensation

Illinois considers privacy law while the state violates privacy of thousands

12/13/2015

While the state moves to impose costly new requirements on private businesses in the name of privacy, the state is itself violating the privacy of thousands of Illinoisans.

TAGS: privacy

Illinois jails incarcerate many people who don’t need to be there in the first place

By Bryant Jackson-Green

12/11/2015

Illinois jails book over 2.6 times the number of people they did in 1981, costing taxpayers money and keeping many people who have not yet been convicted of crimes behind bars.

State Rep. Cassidy reintroduces marijuana decriminalization bill

By Mark Fitton

12/11/2015

Twenty states and the District of Columbia have removed the threat of jail time for simple marijuana possession.

TAGS: decriminalization

Illinois employers warn of 2,600 layoffs in coming months

By Austin Berg

12/11/2015

A state report shows plans for more layoffs amid an already difficult jobs climate in Illinois, especially for blue-collar workers.

TAGS: manufacturing

Illinois

Retirement-tax resolution

Growing out of control: Property taxes put increasing burden on Illinois taxpayers

Village of Lincolnshire becomes first Illinois municipality to protect worker choice

Illinois Corruption Watch: November 2015

A worker’s right to choose

What’s wrong with Illinois’ economy?

Illinois considers privacy law while the state violates privacy of thousands

Illinois jails incarcerate many people who don’t need to be there in the first place

State Rep. Cassidy reintroduces marijuana decriminalization bill

Illinois employers warn of 2,600 layoffs in coming months

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

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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