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Speaker Madigan falsely promotes Bureau of Labor Statistics report as ‘good news’

By Michael Lucci

06/25/2015

The economic report is yet another indictment of the status quo in Illinois.

TAGS: BLS: Bureau of Labor Statistics, jobs, Mike Madigan

BLS report reveals Illinois lags on jobs and wage growth

By Michael Lucci

06/19/2015

On national, regional and county-level comparisons, the report was negative for Illinois.

TAGS: BLS: Bureau of Labor Statistics, jobs

Voice support for property-tax freeze

By Hilary Gowins

05/28/2015

SB 1046 would allow taxpayers to take back control over skyrocketing property taxes.

TAGS: property taxes

Illinois’ middle class shrinking as property taxes shoot to record levels

By Michael Lucci

04/13/2015

Illinois stands out in the Midwest for unaffordable housing – 34 percent of Illinois households spend more than 30 cents per dollar of income on housing, more than any other state in the region.

TAGS: housing, property taxes

Labor-union membership in Illinois and surrounding states

By Naomi Lopez Bauman

04/10/2015

Illinois has the second-highest labor-union participation rate among neighboring states.

TAGS: labor, public sector

Pew study blows hole in myth that Illinois has a revenue problem

By Michael Lucci

04/06/2015

Tax revenues in Illinois are up 22.5 percent over pre-recession highs, while 30 other states are collecting less tax revenue today than they were before the recession began.

TAGS: jobs

Wisconsin becomes 25th Right-to-Work state

By Michael Lucci

03/09/2015

The Badger State is now even more alluring for Illinois workers and businesses.

TAGS: home rule, right to work, Scott Walker

Right to Work is surrounding Illinois

By Michael Lucci

02/24/2015

As neighbors and regional peers move to foster business growth, Illinois is being left behind.

TAGS: jobs, right to work

Illinois lawmaker introduces bill to kill death tax

By Michael Lucci

02/22/2015

Dollar for dollar, the death tax is likely the most economically harmful tax levied in Illinois.

TAGS: death tax, jobs

Illinois Corruption Watch: November 2014

By Brian Costin

12/07/2014

In November, 13 of 53 Corruption Watch stories were related to policies and actions of criminal-justice authorities in Illinois.

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Pathway to a Profession: How Apprenticeships Could Reshape Illinois’ Beauty Service Industry

Occupational licensing requirements present one of the steepest barriers to low-income Illinoisans starting careers in beauty services. Illinois requires anyone seeking to become a barber, cosmetologist, nail technician or hair braider to obtain a state license, essentially a permission slip to work. Unlike 45 other states, Illinois offers only one pathway to licensure for each...

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