Who is running for judge in Illinois in 2024?

By Joe Tabor

10/17/2024

On Nov. 5 Illinoisans will vote to elect two Illinois Supreme Court justices and nine appellate court justices, and whether to retain four sitting appellate court justices.

TAGS: Election Day

Madigan’s money: AFSCME spending trail reveals extensive and hidden political activity

By Mailee Smith, Joe Tabor

11/01/2018

AFSCME Council 31, its PAC and AFSCME headquarters are major political players, funneling millions of dollars every year to Democrats or self-proclaimed progressive organizations.

Land of lagging: Illinois’ sluggish economy and lawmakers’ tax hike treachery

By Orphe Divounguy

01/24/2018

Illinois will not diverge from its path of poor growth until lawmakers realize the failures of recent tax hikes.

TAGS: GDP: gross domestic product, income tax, investment, taxes

Illinoisans saw jobs growth plummet after 2017 tax hike

By Orphe Divounguy, Austin Berg, Bryce Hill, Joe Tabor

01/22/2018

Illinois' jobs growth trailed that of the nation during the first half of 2017, then slowed to a halt in the wake of the General Assembly's record-breaking tax hike.

TAGS: income tax, jobs, property taxes, taxes, unemployment

Task force to consolidate Illinois’ glut of local governments

By Mark Fitton

11/21/2015

Illinois has more units of local government than any other state in the nation. With 6,963 units of local government, Illinois beats its nearest competitor by more than 1,800.

Capitol Updates: lawmakers push off pension reform in favor of ‘pension conference committee’ during special session

By Jane McEnaney

06/20/2013

State lawmakers were in Springfield yesterday for a special session ordered by Gov. Pat Quinn. As expected, the General Assembly did not take formal votes on any pension reform legislation. Instead, Quinn called for the formation of a conference committee, with the intention of resolving the differences between the House and Senate on pension reform. As a means of breaking up...

Virtual school moratorium bill moves to the Senate

03/31/2013

The Illinois House took another step in the wrong direction last week by passing an amendment to House Bill 494, which institutes a one-year moratorium on new charter schools with virtual learning components located outside of Chicago.

TAGS: digital learning, moratorium

The pension funding guarantee: an irresponsible plan

03/31/2013

This memo provides a review of the funding guarantee provisions found in the pension reform bills that currently are or have been under consideration by the Illinois General Assembly.

Capitol Updates: Legislative preview for the week of April 22

By Jane McEnaney

03/31/2013

The Illinois Senate is in session this week though the House is in recess until April 29. The Senate deadline for the third reading of substantive bills is on Thursday, April 25 meaning that all Senate bills must be voted on by the full Senate Chamber by Thursday. Otherwise bills will be sent back...

Capitol Updates: April 15 week in review

03/31/2013

The progressive tax, medical marijuana and multidistrict virtual charter schools

Linda Holmes

Who is running for judge in Illinois in 2024?

Madigan’s money: AFSCME spending trail reveals extensive and hidden political activity

Land of lagging: Illinois’ sluggish economy and lawmakers’ tax hike treachery

Illinoisans saw jobs growth plummet after 2017 tax hike

Task force to consolidate Illinois’ glut of local governments

Capitol Updates: lawmakers push off pension reform in favor of ‘pension conference committee’ during special session

Virtual school moratorium bill moves to the Senate

The pension funding guarantee: an irresponsible plan

Capitol Updates: Legislative preview for the week of April 22

Capitol Updates: April 15 week in review

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

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Diana Graham

Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

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