Illinois has no more jobs in 2015 than it had in 1998.

Government data show freedom from forced unionization means better outcomes for workers.

Newly released IRS data show Illinois lost on net over 81,000 taxpayers and their dependents, and $4.1 billion of annual taxable income to other states in 2013.

Newly released IRS data show Illinois lost on net over 81,000 taxpayers and their dependents, and $4.1 billion of annual taxable income to other states in 2013.

Illinois’ dismal business climate continues to inhibit jobs growth, especially in manufacturing, as the state put 25 people on food stamps for every factory job created during the recovery from the Great Recession.

In the other Great Lakes states, workers are more likely to be able to find a manufacturing opportunity than a government job.

Reforming Illinois’ workers’ compensation laws could save state and local governments hundreds of millions of dollars per year.