Madigan comes up short on SB 1229 override

By Hilary Gowins

09/03/2015

House Speaker Mike Madigan said on multiple occasions he had the votes to override the governor’s veto.

TAGS: AFSCME: American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, Bruce Rauner, Jack Franks, Ken Dunkin, Mike Madigan, SB 1229, Scott Drury

Rahm calls for the largest property tax hike in modern Chicago history

By Ted Dabrowski

09/03/2015

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel calls for property-tax hikes, garbage-collection fees and ridesharing surcharges as a stop-gap measure to plug the city’s $750 million budget hole.

TAGS: Chicago, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, fees, Rahm Emanuel

Failure to override veto of SB 1229: Great win for taxpayers

By John Tillman

09/02/2015

The failure of the Illinois House of Representatives to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of Senate Bill 1229 represents a great win for taxpayers on two fronts. First, taxpayers’ voice in AFSCME negotiations was protected. The governor, not an unelected and unaccountable arbitrator, will set the terms of the next contract. But the failure of...

TAGS: AFSCME: American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, Bruce Rauner, Mike Madigan, SB 1229

Cook County’s exodus revealed in new tax documents

By Austin Berg

09/02/2015

Shrinking opportunities go hand in hand with a shrinking tax base.

Sprint to add over 1,000 jobs in Chicago

By Amy Korte

09/02/2015

Of the 1,050 new jobs announced, Sprint expects about half to be retail positions and the other half to be filled by wireless experts, network technicians and engineers.

Senate Bill 1229: An assault on taxpayers

By Ted Dabrowski

08/31/2015

Illinoisans’ household incomes have fallen by 8 percent since 2000, while state-worker salaries have increased by 22 percent.

TAGS: AFSCME: American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, Bruce Rauner, John Cullerton, Mike Madigan, SB 1229

John Deere lays off 150 manufacturing workers in East Moline

By Austin Berg

08/31/2015

Insider says more manufacturing layoffs coming for the Illinois stalwart.

TAGS: Caterpillar, Hoist Liftruck, John Deere, manufacturing, Mondelez International, workers compensation

Rauner allows Illinois township to eliminate itself

By Hilary Gowins

08/31/2015

Gov. Bruce Rauner’s signature authorizing Belleville Township to dissolve highlights a flawed process that prevents consolidation in a state that desperately needs it.

Power outage: Inside Illinois’ Hispanic opportunity gap

By Austin Berg

08/31/2015

“I was born poor and I will die poor. The best inheritance I can give to my children is an education.”

Apagón educativo: La brecha de oportunidades para hispanos en Illinois

By Austin Berg

08/31/2015

"Nací pobre y me moriré pobre. La mejor herencia que le puedo dejar a mis hijos es una educación".

Illinois

Madigan comes up short on SB 1229 override

Rahm calls for the largest property tax hike in modern Chicago history

Failure to override veto of SB 1229: Great win for taxpayers

Cook County’s exodus revealed in new tax documents

Sprint to add over 1,000 jobs in Chicago

Senate Bill 1229: An assault on taxpayers

John Deere lays off 150 manufacturing workers in East Moline

Rauner allows Illinois township to eliminate itself

Power outage: Inside Illinois’ Hispanic opportunity gap

Apagón educativo: La brecha de oportunidades para hispanos en Illinois

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

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