Chervon North America to move headquarters to Illinois

By Brendan Bakala

01/13/2017

The company plans on moving its white-collar workforce to Naperville, while keeping its manufacturing plant in Michigan.

TAGS: jobs, manufacturing, unemployment, workers compensation

Naperville and Lisle townships to vote on consolidating road districts

01/11/2017

Voters in Naperville and Lisle townships will have the chance to vote on government consolidation after the success of a similar referendum in the November elections.

TAGS: local government, local government consolidation, municipal government

Our regrettable shrinking state

By Austin Berg

12/30/2016

The U.S. Census Bureau released new migration data Dec. 20, and it’s frightening. Illinois has a massive people problem. From July 2015 to July 2016, the state’s population declined by more than 37,000 people. That’s the worst population loss in the nation, and will likely mean the loss of a seat in the U.S. House...

TAGS: outmigration, population, U.S. Census Bureau

Illinois takes steps toward consolidating its 7,000 units of government

12/22/2016

Illinois’ duplicative and overlapping units of government contribute to the state’s high property tax burden, but luckily some small steps have been taken to consolidate them.

TAGS: local government, local government consolidation, property taxes

Illinois losing 1 resident every 4.6 minutes, could fall behind Pennsylvania in population

By Michael Lucci

12/20/2016

Illinois has record loss of 114,000 residents to other states in 2016 as population shrinks by 37,500.

TAGS: outmigration, population, U.S. Census Bureau

DuPage residents vote to consolidate local units of government

By Brendan Bakala

11/11/2016

Voters in Naperville and surrounding townships voted in favor of government consolidation in nonbinding ballot questions.

TAGS: local government, local government consolidation, property taxes

Food trucks fight for the right to exist

By Austin Berg

09/15/2016

City officials in Chicago and across the state are crushing a pillar of the culinary community. But food trucks are fighting back.

TAGS: Chicago, food trucks, jobs, regulations

May Corruption Watch

06/03/2016

May’s corruption headlines show the steep cost nontransparent government can have on taxpayers.

TAGS: corruption, good government

Illinois property taxes highest in the US, double national average

By Austin Berg

04/28/2016

Illinois homeowners are struggling under the weight of the nation’s highest property-tax bills, according to a new analysis.

TAGS: property taxes

Property-tax freeze bill passes Illinois House

By Hilary Gowins

04/26/2016

House Bill 696 would freeze property taxes across the state. Under the plan, local governments could still increase rates, but only with approval from voters. The bill doesn’t apply to home-rule governments, however. That’s no small exemption: 7.8 million Illinoisans live in a home-rule municipality such Chicago, Naperville or Peoria. This number also doesn’t account for Cook County, which is also home-rule, and would be exempted from this property-tax freeze.

TAGS: property taxes

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Chervon North America to move headquarters to Illinois

Naperville and Lisle townships to vote on consolidating road districts

Our regrettable shrinking state

Illinois takes steps toward consolidating its 7,000 units of government

Illinois losing 1 resident every 4.6 minutes, could fall behind Pennsylvania in population

DuPage residents vote to consolidate local units of government

Food trucks fight for the right to exist

May Corruption Watch

Illinois property taxes highest in the US, double national average

Property-tax freeze bill passes Illinois House

Fighting poverty with employment: Chicago block clubs

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students