ConAgra move to Chicago is bittersweet for Illinoisans By Austin Berg 10/07/2015 Downtown appeal and state-issued tax credits mask a discouraging jobs climate statewide. TAGS: Bruce Rauner, ConAgra, DCEO: Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, EDGE: Economic Development for a Growing Economy, jobs, Pat Quinn, tax credits
Illinois needs a taxpayer bill of rights 09/23/2015 Chicago's proposed $2.5 billion tax hike proves that Illinois taxpayers need protection from excessive and unpredictable taxation.
Rauner fires Illinois Lottery private manager By Hilary Gowins 09/20/2015 Increased sales were outweighed by richer payouts. TAGS: illinois lottery
Cruel summer: Mass layoffs hit 2,100 Illinois workers in August By Austin Berg 09/08/2015 There’s no respite for laid-off Illinois workers in the “summer of pink slips.” TAGS: jobs
Madigan manipulated ballot question to help re-elect Quinn By Hilary Gowins 08/10/2015 Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan admitted that he rigged a minimum-wage ballot question to boost former Gov. Pat Quinn’s re-election chances. TAGS: Mike Madigan, minimum wage, Pat Quinn
Madigan’s game of thrones By John Tillman 07/31/2015 Speaker Madigan is playing a political game that focuses on maintaining his power at all costs. TAGS: Mike Madigan
It’s time for a true balanced-budget requirement for Illinois By Ted Dabrowski 07/01/2015 For years Illinois politicians have used borrowing and budgeting gimmicks to give the false appearance of balanced budget. TAGS: balanced budget requirement, Bruce Rauner, Mike Madigan, Pat Quinn
Ending Illinois’ budget crisis: No more business as usual By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner 07/01/2015 Flooding Springfield’s coffers with new money is a tried-and-failed approach. TAGS: Bruce Rauner, budget
Killing Illiana: Closing the road to nowhere a win for Illinois By Austin Berg 06/10/2015 Why the nightmare named Illiana should be scrapped once and for all. TAGS: Illiana Expressway, transportation
Solving Illinois’ pension crisis By Benjamin VanMetre, Ted Dabrowski 06/08/2015 Actuarial analysis offers options to transition to a defined-contribution retirement plan