Join the Illinois Policy Institute for a luncheon on Monday, May 20, as we host Governor Sam Brownback.

Scott Reeder Illinois News Network Do folks in the Show-Me State have a greater love of taxes than in the Land of Lincoln? Well, at first blush, that’s what you might think if you looked at the results of a study Americans for Prosperity shared with me. Voters in both states went to the polls...

Read our advisory to UNO teachers. From: Chicago ACTS <info@chicagoacts.org> Date: Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 12:11 PM Subject: Unwelcome Interference To: pkersey@illinoispolicy.org Dear Sir: We are teachers and other education professionals leading the effort to organize a union at UNO charter schools with Chicago ACTS. We are building a union at our schools because...

Hearing scheduled for 9 a.m. Friday has been canceled; written decision to be issued by 4 p.m. Friday

PRESS RELEASE from the ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE MEDIA CONTACT: Diana Rickert diana@illinoispolicy.org or (312) 607-4977 New analysis shows that, contrary to popular belief, more than half of Illinois pension debt accumulated since 1995 not related to “skipped payments” or “pension holidays” SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (April 23, 2013) — Illinois’ massive pension debt frequently is blamed on...

The Illinois Senate is in session this week though the House is in recess until April 29. The Senate deadline for the third reading of substantive bills is on Thursday, April 25 – meaning that all Senate bills must be voted on by the full Senate Chamber by Thursday. Otherwise bills will be sent back...