College students were fleeing Illinois long before the budget impasse

By Michael Lucci

05/25/2017

Illinois lost 195,000 more college-bound students than it gained from 2000-2014.

TAGS: higher education, millennials, outmigration

What if Illinois grew like Indiana?

By Michael Lucci

05/06/2017

Despite Illinois’ built-in economic advantages, personal income in Indiana is growing much faster than personal income in Illinois.

TAGS: household income, Indiana, jobs, outmigration, personal income, population

Illinois Senate bill intended to kill local worker freedom laws in Illinois

By Amy Korte

05/03/2017

The Illinois Senate has passed a bill to overturn municipal Right-to-Work ordinances and prevent Illinois localities from expanding worker freedom in their communities.

TAGS: Ira Silverstein, labor, right to work, unions

Illinois now surrounded by Right-to-Work states

By Michael Lucci

02/06/2017

Missouri has become the 28th state to enact Right to Work, causing Illinois’ regional competitiveness to decline further.

TAGS: Eric Greitens, jobs, Missouri, outmigration, right to work, unions

Why Illinoisans leave for Indiana: Elkhart, Ind., has 20,000 more jobs than workers

By Michael Lucci

09/26/2016

Policy reforms in Indiana have led to significant jobs growth, but lawmakers in the Land of Lincoln haven’t taken note.

TAGS: jobs, manufacturing, outmigration, workers compensation

State and local policy solutions can help Granite City keep Steel in town

By Michael Lucci

03/25/2015

Illinois municipalities that are tired of seeing their manufacturing base hollowed out can take action to end the exodus.

TAGS: jobs, right to work

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

Act locally: Right-to-Work zones can spark IL comeback

By Michael Lucci

02/02/2015

For Illinois’ downstate communities that have felt the pain of out-migration and need to revitalize their industrial base, a local Right-to-Work ordinance can be their first step to a comeback.

TAGS: jobs, labor, right to work, unions

Illinoisans flee the state for neighboring Indiana, Missouri and Wisconsin

By Michael Lucci

01/24/2014

The story of Illinois’ steady out-migration problem is well known, but just where are Illinoisans moving to? Is the outflow driven entirely by retirees and beach-goers moving to Florida? Not according to the U.S. Census Bureau, which just released its 2012 American Community Survey of state-to-state migration flow data. These data use census surveys to...

TAGS: population

Institute in The Wall Street Journal: Illinois blows smoke at taxpayers

06/05/2012

The Institute's John Tillman was referenced in this opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal

Mitchell Elias Daniels Jr.

College students were fleeing Illinois long before the budget impasse

What if Illinois grew like Indiana?

Illinois Senate bill intended to kill local worker freedom laws in Illinois

Illinois now surrounded by Right-to-Work states

Why Illinoisans leave for Indiana: Elkhart, Ind., has 20,000 more jobs than workers

State and local policy solutions can help Granite City keep Steel in town

Right to Work is surrounding Illinois

Act locally: Right-to-Work zones can spark IL comeback

Illinoisans flee the state for neighboring Indiana, Missouri and Wisconsin

Institute in The Wall Street Journal: Illinois blows smoke at taxpayers

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