Illinois Senate votes to criminalize local leaders who enact Right to Work

By Mailee Smith

10/24/2017

State lawmakers supporting Senate Bill 1905 aren’t just seeking to crush the idea of Right to Work – they are seeking to crush anyone who supports it.

TAGS: right to work

5 examples of government union power over the people, and 2 solutions to fix the problem

By Mailee Smith

10/24/2017

While government worker unions have had a stranglehold on the people of Illinois for far too long, the state isn’t without hope. Illinois can follow the lead of other Midwestern states and enact labor reforms.

Bill would criminalize actions of local leaders who enact Right to Work

By Mailee Smith

10/24/2017

Lawmakers supporting Illinois Senate Bill 1905 aren’t just seeking to crush the idea of worker freedom – they are seeking to harm anyone who supports it.

TAGS: local government, right to work

Illinoisans see less income after taxes than residents of all neighboring states

By Orphe Divounguy

10/23/2017

Illinoisans saw more than 30 percent of their income go to income taxes and property taxes from March 2015 to March 2016 – a higher share than residents of every bordering state.

TAGS: income tax, personal income, property taxes

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

Illinois loses out on new Toyota-Mazda factory

By Brendan Bakala

10/19/2017

A factory expected to employ 4,000 workers will not be coming to Illinois. Intersect Illinois cites the lack of a statewide Right-to-Work law and a dearth of shovel-ready sites as the main culprits.

TAGS: jobs, right to work, workers compensation

Fired Cook County police officers could be back on the job due to technicality

By Brendan Bakala

10/18/2017

In a ruling that could cost taxpayers millions, a former Cook County officer who was fired for failing to disclose his criminal history will likely return to work and receive back pay.

TAGS: Cook County, Teamsters

District 15 strike leaves Palatine-area students and parents in the lurch

By Mailee Smith

10/17/2017

When contract negotiations get tough, school employee unions should not be able to strike. It only serves to punish students and their parents, and it gives unions an unfair tool at the negotiating table.

TAGS: education, labor, strike, unions

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.

Indignation, action needed on Illinois’ jobs crisis

By Austin Berg

08/31/2017

Until Illinois lawmakers get serious about economic growth, don’t expect the state’s jobs trend to get off the depressing path it’s been treading for years.

TAGS: BLS: Bureau of Labor Statistics, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, jobs, property taxes, unemployment, workers compensation

Missouri

Illinois Senate votes to criminalize local leaders who enact Right to Work

5 examples of government union power over the people, and 2 solutions to fix the problem

Bill would criminalize actions of local leaders who enact Right to Work

Illinoisans see less income after taxes than residents of all neighboring states

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

Illinois loses out on new Toyota-Mazda factory

Fired Cook County police officers could be back on the job due to technicality

District 15 strike leaves Palatine-area students and parents in the lurch

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

Indignation, action needed on Illinois’ jobs crisis

What is the Education Freedom Tax Credit and how can it benefit Illinois students?

Report Archive

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