Border wars continue: Another Illinois manufacturer takes 500 well-paying jobs to Indiana

By Michael Lucci

07/08/2015

Policy pain points continue to kill blue-collar jobs in Illinois.

TAGS: Indiana, jobs, manufacturing, right to work, workers compensation

Illinois’ manufacturing workers take home lowest pay in the Midwest

By Bobby Shaw

07/07/2015

The state’s beleaguered manufacturing sector is hurting worker interests.

TAGS: manufacturing

Black men hit hardest by Illinois’ manufacturing losses

By Michael Lucci

06/30/2015

For inner-city families without the luxury of a private education, an Illinois manufacturing job is and always has been the first rung up the economic ladder.

TAGS: jobs, losses, manufacturing

Illinois politicians should take note as Greek, Puerto Rican debts blow up: ‘This is not politics, this is math’

By Michael Lucci

06/29/2015

For Greece and Puerto Rico, avoiding sustainable solutions has lead to fiscal ruin. When will Illinois’ lawmakers stop whistling past the graveyard?

TAGS: budget, Chicago, debt, pensions, Puerto Rico

2015 manufacturing scoreboard: Illinois -7,900; Indiana +5,000; Michigan +12,800

By Michael Lucci

06/29/2015

Illinois is home to the worst manufacturing recovery in the entire Midwest.

TAGS: jobs, manufacturing

Speaker Madigan falsely promotes Bureau of Labor Statistics report as ‘good news’

By Michael Lucci

06/25/2015

The economic report is yet another indictment of the status quo in Illinois.

TAGS: BLS: Bureau of Labor Statistics, jobs, Mike Madigan

BLS report reveals Illinois lags on jobs and wage growth

By Michael Lucci

06/19/2015

On national, regional and county-level comparisons, the report was negative for Illinois.

TAGS: BLS: Bureau of Labor Statistics, jobs

Killing Illiana: Closing the road to nowhere a win for Illinois

By Austin Berg

06/10/2015

Why the nightmare named Illiana should be scrapped once and for all.

TAGS: Illiana Expressway, transportation

Suspending state energy assistance opens door for reform in Illinois

06/09/2015

With the right reforms, Illinois can provide energy assistance to people who need it without using scarce state dollars.

TAGS: State Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program

Illinois’ broken workers’ compensation system

By Michael Lucci

06/04/2015

Comparisons with peer states show a badly distorted workers’ compensation system in Illinois.

TAGS: manufacturing, transportation, workers compensation

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Border wars continue: Another Illinois manufacturer takes 500 well-paying jobs to Indiana

Illinois’ manufacturing workers take home lowest pay in the Midwest

Black men hit hardest by Illinois’ manufacturing losses

Illinois politicians should take note as Greek, Puerto Rican debts blow up: ‘This is not politics, this is math’

2015 manufacturing scoreboard: Illinois -7,900; Indiana +5,000; Michigan +12,800

Speaker Madigan falsely promotes Bureau of Labor Statistics report as ‘good news’

BLS report reveals Illinois lags on jobs and wage growth

Killing Illiana: Closing the road to nowhere a win for Illinois

Suspending state energy assistance opens door for reform in Illinois

Illinois’ broken workers’ compensation system

Who Lives Below the Poverty Line in Illinois? Family Structure and Education Mark the Highest Risk

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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