Madigan celebrates 35th anniversary as Illinois House speaker

By Austin Berg

01/12/2020

Illinoisans will soon cast a vote on the biggest ballot question in the history of Madigan’s record-breaking speakership.

TAGS: credit rating, Daley, debt, fair tax, FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigation, federal investigation, graduated income tax, house rules, House Speaker, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, Illinois, Illinois Constitution, legislative map, lobbying, Mike Madigan, patronage, progressive income tax, property taxes, redistricting, Richard Daley, Springfield, tax burden, U.S. Census Bureau

Leaked emails from federal investigation reveal Madigan as ‘Himself’

By Austin Berg

11/21/2019

Federal authorities have obtained phone calls and emails from a key member of Madigan's political inner circle. Now that information is leaking.

TAGS: #metoo, Chicago Tribune, ComEd, corruption, Democratic Party, federal investigation, Illinois, Illinois House of Representatives, Kevin Quinn, Mike Madigan, Mike McClain, sexual harrassment

Sugary drink tax would be a bitter pill to swallow

By Austin Berg

03/09/2017

Illinois holds more than $66 million worth of stocks and bonds in PepsiCo, Coca Cola and Dr. Pepper Snapple alone.

TAGS: budget, grand bargain, soda tax, taxes

Deck Hands on the State Payroll

05/21/2010

The Department of Transportation spent a total of $956K on the wages for deck hands in 2008.

Coin Counters on the State Payroll

05/18/2010

Coin counting clerks working for the State Toll Highway Authority received average wages of $55,050 in 2008.

Elevator Operators on the State Payroll

04/21/2010

In 2008, there were two elevator operators on the state payroll receiving approximately $40K per year in wages.

$1.2 Million in Wages for Cartographers and Photogrammetrists

04/09/2010

The average annual wages for cartographers and photogrammetrists on the IDOT payroll was almost 16% higher than the BLS average for all workers in Illinois with those job titles.

Annual Wages for State Machinists

04/01/2010

The average annual wages for state machinists is more than double the average for machinists in Illinois.

$100K to the Chicago International Film Festival

03/11/2010

The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity gave $101,500 to the Chicago International Film Festival in fiscal year 2009, including an $80,000 grant.

Payments to the Mississippi River Parkway Commission

03/10/2010

In 2009, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and the Department of Transportation paid the Mississippi River Parkway Commission $30,800 in total.

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Madigan celebrates 35th anniversary as Illinois House speaker

Leaked emails from federal investigation reveal Madigan as ‘Himself’

Sugary drink tax would be a bitter pill to swallow

Deck Hands on the State Payroll

Coin Counters on the State Payroll

Elevator Operators on the State Payroll

$1.2 Million in Wages for Cartographers and Photogrammetrists

Annual Wages for State Machinists

$100K to the Chicago International Film Festival

Payments to the Mississippi River Parkway Commission

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