Illinois

$50K on UI Benefits Handbook

03/05/2010
The Department of Employment Security spent over $50K printing the IDES Unemployment Insurance Benefits Handbook in 2009.

2010 Economic Reform Agenda: Six Common-Sense Reforms to Get Illinois Back on Track

By Chris Andriesen
03/04/2010
The Problem Illinois is in a fiscal meltdown that continues to spiral out of control.  We began the year with $4 billion in leftover unpaid bills, and we are likely to end the year with nearly $6 billion.  This financial mess could have been avoided if reasonable spending and regulatory reforms had been put into...

School Vouchers and the Students Who Use Them – What the Research Says

By Chris Andriesen
03/03/2010
The Rev. Senator James Meeks has proposed legislation that would create a school voucher program in Illinois. Parents whose children attend the lowest-performing public schools in Chicago would be given the opportunity to instead send their children to a private school, should they see fit.  Similar pilot school voucher programs have been created throughout the...

Brian Costin’s Testimony on Red Light Cameras

By Brian Costin
03/03/2010
Testimony of Brian Costin, Director of Outreach, Illinois Policy Institute Submitted to the Illinois Senate Transportation Subcommittee on Red Light Cameras Regarding Senate Bill 2466 March 2, 2010 Chairperson Sandoval and Vice-Chairperson Sullivan, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Brian Costin, and I am Director of Outreach with the Illinois...

School Vouchers and the Students Who Use Them

03/03/2010
The Rev. Senator James Meeks has proposed legislation that would create a school voucher program in Illinois. Similar pilot school voucher programs have been created throughout the country and have been thoroughly researched.

$46K for Tele-Serve Brochures

03/02/2010
The Department of Employment Security spent over $46K on brochures for Tele-Serve, the telephone hot-line that assists individuals applying for unemployment benefits.
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Fighting poverty with employment: Chicago block clubs

Leaders of these organizations on the South and West sides connect residents to jobs and engage youth to build safer neighborhoods.

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

By Paul Kersey
06/19/2014

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

By Ted Dabrowski
05/02/2016