Rosemont raises the curtain on $1M deal with Garth Brooks

By Austin Berg

02/24/2015

How village officials used public money to pad the pockets of one of the most successful artists of all time, and tried to keep it a secret.

Right to Work is surrounding Illinois

By Michael Lucci

02/24/2015

As neighbors and regional peers move to foster business growth, Illinois is being left behind.

TAGS: jobs, right to work

Kinnikinnick school board keeps teacher contract under wraps

By David Giuliani

02/23/2015

The taxpayers footing the bill will be left in the dark until after the contract is finalized.

TAGS: contract, Kinnikinnick

Amid dues hikes, AFSCME opt-outs left in the dark on union spending

By David Giuliani

02/23/2015

If people are forced to pay money to unions, they should at the very least have easy access to a detailed account of how their money is spent.

TAGS: AFSCME: American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, labor

Illinois lawmaker introduces bill to kill death tax

By Michael Lucci

02/22/2015

Dollar for dollar, the death tax is likely the most economically harmful tax levied in Illinois.

TAGS: death tax, jobs

Detailing Rauner’s pension plan

By Benjamin VanMetre

02/21/2015

Rauner’s initial pension proposal helps him achieve his goal of a balanced budget without tax increases. But it will take a comprehensive, 401(k)-style reform plan to solve the pension crisis once and for all.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, budget, taxes

Rauner’s proposed prison-funding increase must be accompanied by incarceration reform

By Bryant Jackson-Green

02/19/2015

To get spending under control, Illinois must incarcerate fewer people

TAGS: prison

Rauner’s proposed budget holds the line on the Illinois health-care spending

By Naomi Lopez Bauman

02/19/2015

Health-care savings come from proposed cuts to state-employee health insurance, reinstating Medicaid reforms and ending duplicative services.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, health care, spending

Rauner details landmark budget

02/18/2015

One of the biggest wins in this proposal is that the governor did not propose tax increases or borrowing.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, budget

Rauner’s budget defunds cronyism, embraces growth

By Michael Lucci

02/18/2015

The governor’s agenda should be cause for optimism across the state: competitiveness, not cronyism, is the right path forward to spark an Illinois comeback.

TAGS: employment, jobs

Illinois

Rosemont raises the curtain on $1M deal with Garth Brooks

Right to Work is surrounding Illinois

Kinnikinnick school board keeps teacher contract under wraps

Amid dues hikes, AFSCME opt-outs left in the dark on union spending

Illinois lawmaker introduces bill to kill death tax

Detailing Rauner’s pension plan

Rauner’s proposed prison-funding increase must be accompanied by incarceration reform

Rauner’s proposed budget holds the line on the Illinois health-care spending

Rauner details landmark budget

Rauner’s budget defunds cronyism, embraces growth

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