Spending cap can stop Illinois from outspending St. Charles incomes

By Bryce Hill

03/01/2021

Illinois spent 46% faster than St. Charles incomes grew during the past decade. A bipartisan ‘spending cap’ bill would allow predictable, sustainable growth in state spending without tax hikes.

TAGS: spending cap, St. Charles

Spending cap can stop Illinois from outspending Harvey incomes

By Bryce Hill

03/01/2021

Illinois spent 57% faster than Harvey incomes grew during the past decade. A bipartisan ‘spending cap’ bill would allow predictable, sustainable growth in state spending without tax hikes.

TAGS: harvey, spending cap

Spending cap can stop Illinois from outspending Elgin incomes

By Bryce Hill

03/01/2021

Illinois spent 57% faster than Elgin incomes grew during the past decade. A bipartisan ‘spending cap’ bill would allow predictable, sustainable growth in state spending without tax hikes.

TAGS: Elgin, spending cap

Spending cap can stop Illinois from outspending Naperville incomes

By Bryce Hill

03/01/2021

Illinois spent 11% faster than Naperville incomes grew during the past decade. A bipartisan ‘spending cap’ bill would allow predictable, sustainable growth in state spending without tax hikes.

TAGS: Naperville, spending cap

Illinois becomes only state to ban haunted houses

10/03/2020

Other states warned residents about small spaces inside haunted houses creating a risk for spreading COVID-19, but Illinois is all alone in outlawing them.

TAGS: executive order, haunted house, JB Pritzker

Has your Illinois state representative called on Madigan to resign?

08/04/2020

Pressure is growing on the longest-serving state House speaker in American history to resign as federal investigators probe his relationships with corporate lobbyists.

TAGS: ComEd, corruption, Mike Madigan

Illinois budget includes automatic $1,800 pay raise for state lawmakers

By Austin Berg

05/22/2020

With more than 1.1 million Illinoisans out of work, some of the highest-paid state lawmakers in the nation are in line for a raise – though some are fighting back.

TAGS: coronavirus, COVID-19, lawmaker pay

Illinois politicians have been banking on a bailout for years. Don’t give it to them.

By Austin Berg

05/01/2020

Gov. J.B. Pritzker, House Speaker Mike Madigan and other Illinois leaders were banking on a federal bailout long before COVID-19. How else can one explain their recklessness?

TAGS: bailout, coronavirus, COVID-19, Don Harmon, Donald Trump, Jason Plummer, JB Pritzker, Mike Madigan

Bill would stop Pritzker from paying state workers on the side

By Brad Weisenstein

01/12/2020

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has used his private fortune to pay $3 million in state expenses, including boosting salaries of 16 top staffers. Some lawmakers want the ‘unethical’ practice to stop.

TAGS: bipartisan, conflict of interest, corruption, fair maps, house rules, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, Illinois, Illinois Constitution, independent maps, JB Pritzker, lawmaker pay, lawmakers, Legislative Inspector General, legislative map, lobbying, revolving door, Smart Scale, Springfield, watchdog

Senate bill would cut red tape for job seekers, creators in Illinois

By Ben Paoletti

04/11/2019

Reining in unnecessary regulations is one way to create new opportunities for job seekers and improve choice for consumers. A bill in the Illinois Senate would help achieve that.

TAGS: Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Jason Plummer, Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant, regulations

Jason Plummer

Spending cap can stop Illinois from outspending St. Charles incomes

Spending cap can stop Illinois from outspending Harvey incomes

Spending cap can stop Illinois from outspending Elgin incomes

Spending cap can stop Illinois from outspending Naperville incomes

Illinois becomes only state to ban haunted houses

Has your Illinois state representative called on Madigan to resign?

Illinois budget includes automatic $1,800 pay raise for state lawmakers

Illinois politicians have been banking on a bailout for years. Don’t give it to them.

Bill would stop Pritzker from paying state workers on the side

Senate bill would cut red tape for job seekers, creators in Illinois

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