Illinois lawmakers champion crowdfunding bill

By Michael Lucci

03/04/2015

This is an important step in outpacing neighboring states, and for embracing an innovative, entrepreneurial culture in Illinois.

TAGS: Carol Sente, collaborative economy, crowdfunding, Indiegogo, Kickstarter, Tom Demmer

Amtrak: Hardly derailed

By Randal O'Toole

03/02/2015

If Illinois subsidies to Amtrak disappeared tomorrow, barely anyone would notice a difference.

TAGS: Amtrak, budget

Bloomington and other Illinois cities should welcome ridesharing

03/02/2015

There’s no good reason for Bloomington's government to stand between drivers who want to offer this service and would-be customers who want to take advantage of it.

TAGS: Lyft, rideshare, Uber

Quinn to receive millions in pension payments

By Austin Berg

03/02/2015

Former Gov. Pat Quinn contributed less than $200,000 to his retirement, but is set to draw more than $2 million in pension benefits over his lifetime.

TAGS: GARS: General Assembly Retirement System, Pat Quinn

Right to Work sweeps Midwest, heads for passage in Wisconsin

03/02/2015

Neighboring states have seen the light. Illinois needs to have its own Right-to-Work realization, or be left behind.

TAGS: fair share, labor, prevailing wage, right to work, unions

Illinois unions wrote the laws they blame in ‘fair share’ debate

By Heather Weiner

02/28/2015

Unions say state law forces them to represent all government workers – even those who don’t want to belong to a union. The catch? That’s what unions asked for.

TAGS: fair share, labor

Illinois pension plans 39% funded, taxpayers on the hook for $105 billion in liabilities: It will get worse

02/27/2015

Numerous U.S. pension plans are in deep, deep trouble, and Illinois is at the top of the list. Plan assumptions cannot and will not be met.

TAGS: pensions

Illinois millennials’ dual debt crises: Who’s to blame?

By Austin Berg

02/27/2015

Baby boomers have saddled young Illinoisans with a grossly unfair burden.

TAGS: debt

Federal court declines to rule on whether pension clause protects Chicago health benefits

02/26/2015

Now Illinois state courts will decide whether it is constitutional to the city to reduce retiree health benefits.

TAGS: pensions

Lessons from Illinois: Pension obligation bonds only delay the day of reckoning

By Benjamin VanMetre

02/26/2015

Illinois resorted to POBs because pension costs were quickly increasing. But instead of reforming the system, political leaders chose to paper over the problem with debt.

TAGS: bonds, debt, pensions

Illinois

Illinois lawmakers champion crowdfunding bill

Amtrak: Hardly derailed

Bloomington and other Illinois cities should welcome ridesharing

Quinn to receive millions in pension payments

Right to Work sweeps Midwest, heads for passage in Wisconsin

Illinois unions wrote the laws they blame in ‘fair share’ debate

Illinois pension plans 39% funded, taxpayers on the hook for $105 billion in liabilities: It will get worse

Illinois millennials’ dual debt crises: Who’s to blame?

Federal court declines to rule on whether pension clause protects Chicago health benefits

Lessons from Illinois: Pension obligation bonds only delay the day of reckoning

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students