No Money For Schools? Don’t Believe It.

01/31/2010

The annual threat to school programs and teacher positions is on again.

Colors Training at the Department of Healthcare and Family Services

01/31/2010

The Department of Healthcare and Family Services employees had colors training in 2005.

Institute in the Examiner: Are Red Light Cameras a Public Safety Danger?

01/31/2010

Red light cameras clearly dont serve the cause of traffic safety, and they should be pulled down quicker than they were put up.

Illinois School Choice…It’s National News

01/31/2010

The Wall Street Journal picks up on recent efforts in Illinois to create the state's first voucher program.

Preaching Choice in Obama’s Hometown – WSJ

01/31/2010

The speaker was the Rev. James Meeks, explaining black resistance to vouchers. The venue was a sold-out lunch put on by the Illinois Policy Institute (IPI). The result? Something new in Windy City politics: a powerful black Democrat reaching out to a free

$60,949 in Membership Dues to the Delta Regional Authority

01/31/2010

The State of Illinois spent $30K per year in 2008 and 2009 for membership and association dues to the Delta Regional Authority.

Taxpayers Fund Union Raises While the CTA Cuts Service

01/31/2010

In 2009, the CTA received $25 million in direct funding from the state but it still needed to cut service to close a budget deficit after union workers refused to return a 3.5% pay raise.

Is This Really Asking Too Much?

01/31/2010

An opportunity to increase transparency and bring about more timely disclosure of public information.

$1 Million on Household, Laundry and Cleaning Supplies

01/31/2010

The Department of Veteran Affairs and the Department of Transportation were among the departments that spent the most on household, laundry, and cleaning supplies.

In Fiscal Year 2009, the State of Illinois Paid Companies in Other States Over $800,000.00

01/31/2010

Illinois spent at least $813,653,009.72 on purchases from other states.

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No Money For Schools? Don’t Believe It.

Colors Training at the Department of Healthcare and Family Services

Institute in the Examiner: Are Red Light Cameras a Public Safety Danger?

Illinois School Choice…It’s National News

Preaching Choice in Obama’s Hometown – WSJ

$60,949 in Membership Dues to the Delta Regional Authority

Taxpayers Fund Union Raises While the CTA Cuts Service

Is This Really Asking Too Much?

$1 Million on Household, Laundry and Cleaning Supplies

In Fiscal Year 2009, the State of Illinois Paid Companies in Other States Over $800,000.00

Taxed out: 10 reforms to stop Illinois from losing people and jobs

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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