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Palatine workers have right to strike, but that doesn’t include right to continued benefits

By Mailee Smith

10/21/2017

Under Illinois law, government employees can choose to walk out on strike – but it carries risks. Striking workers give up wages and benefit contributions – and maybe even their jobs – when they walk out.

TAGS: strike, unions

Opioid crisis: Kentucky’s reforms, Illinois’ problems and overprescription in workers’ comp

By Amy Korte

10/16/2017

As opioid abuse ravages Illinois, lawmakers must take action to root out overprescription in the state’s workers’ compensation system.

TAGS: criminal justice reform, Kentucky, opioid, workers compensation

Kentucky governor pushes 401(k)s to help resolve Bluegrass pension crisis

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner

09/14/2017

Despite the smaller relative size of its burden, Kentucky is considering making far more comprehensive changes to its public sector retirement systems than Illinois ever has.

TAGS: 401(k), Kentucky, pensions

Illinois ranks 3rd-to-last in U.S. for state lawsuit climate

By Amy Korte

09/12/2017

Illinois ranked No. 48 of 50 states, and “Chicago or Cook County” was named the nation’s worst local jurisdiction in a survey of executives and attorneys about the fairness and reasonableness of state liability systems.

Another Illinois manufacturer set to cross state lines

By Marianna Schmiesing

08/07/2017

Alliance Steel Corp could bring 100 new jobs to Gary, Indiana.

TAGS: Indiana, manufacturing, taxes, workers compensation

Illinois cigarette tax money goes up in smoke

By John Kristof

07/26/2017

Illinois’ high cigarette tax is a flighty source of revenue with unintended consequences.

TAGS: cigarette tax, taxes

Manufacturing giant passes up Illinois for Wisconsin

By Marianna Schmiesing

07/26/2017

News outlets have reported that Foxconn will announce plans to build a production plant in Wisconsin that could employ up to 13,000 workers.

TAGS: Foxconn, manufacturing, right to work, Wisconsin, workers compensation

Property taxes grow faster than Illinoisans’ ability to pay for them

By John Klingner, Evelyn Hussey

07/16/2017

Illinois homeowners’ property taxes are among the highest in the nation. They are consuming more and more of Illinoisans’ incomes.

TAGS: housing, property taxes, real estate

Illinois’ $21 billion in school debt pushes up property taxes

By Ted Dabrowski, Evelyn Hussey

07/11/2017

Illinois’ debt per student is the 11th highest of any state in the nation. It is almost 15 percent higher than the national average of $8,764.

It’s time Illinois legalized fireworks

By Austin Berg

06/29/2017

The Land of Lincoln is one of only six states to impose harsh restrictions on the sale and possession of fireworks.

TAGS: fireworks ban

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

Illinois’ tax code stands in the way of the state’s economic competitiveness. The combination of high tax burdens and a poor tax structure contributes to the loss of jobs and investment to other states. From a place of former economic dominance, Illinois now ranks 45th in gross state product (GSP) growth over the past decade...

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