Forging failure: The truth about Illinois’ manufacturing meltdown

By Austin Berg

05/07/2015

Thousands of Illinois manufacturing jobs aren’t going to anonymous sweatshops overseas, they’re simply crossing state lines.

TAGS: jobs, manufacturing, right to work, workers compensation

Top legal scholar: Lisa Madigan is wrong on local Right-to-Work

04/28/2015

Illinois’ attorney general claims local Right-to-Work ordinances violate federal labor laws. But she’s wrong: Federal law doesn’t preempt Illinois state law on this issue.

TAGS: labor, Lisa Madigan, right to work

Why Illinois needs a turnaround in 12 graphics

By Michael Lucci

04/27/2015

The failures of Springfield are many, the state and local crises are real, and the time for action is now.

TAGS: economy, jobs

March jobs report: Illinois workforce shrinks, manufacturing continues bleeding

By Michael Lucci

04/22/2015

Illinois’ manufacturing payrolls have declined in 21 of the last 30 months.

Border battle: Worker freedom spreads across another Illinois neighbor

By Michael Lucci

04/20/2015

The local revolution that began in Kentucky can spread to Illinois.

TAGS: Kentucky, right to work

Illinois unemployment problems hidden by workforce dropout

By Michael Lucci

04/08/2015

Over the recession era, Indiana’s workforce grew by 53,000 people while Illinois’ workforce shrank by 200,000 people. If Illinois’ workforce size were benchmarked to Indiana’s over the recession era, Illinois’ unemployment rate would be 10.3 percent today.

TAGS: jobs

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

The shockingly bad fiscal health of Chicago (and the financial engineering used to hide it)

04/02/2015

State lawmakers and the city of Chicago owe taxpayers an honest assessment. It's a sad state of affairs when we have to get that assessment from a bond guru in Kentucky.

TAGS: bonds, budget, Chicago, general obligation bonds, taxes

More manufacturing losses highlight Illinois’ mixed February jobs report

By Michael Lucci

03/27/2015

Illinois still ranks last in the country for putting people back to work over the Great Recession era.

TAGS: BLS: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, crowdfunding, death tax, employment, Great Recession, jobs, manufacturing, right to work, 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

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Forging failure: The truth about Illinois’ manufacturing meltdown

Top legal scholar: Lisa Madigan is wrong on local Right-to-Work

Why Illinois needs a turnaround in 12 graphics

March jobs report: Illinois workforce shrinks, manufacturing continues bleeding

Border battle: Worker freedom spreads across another Illinois neighbor

Illinois unemployment problems hidden by workforce dropout

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

The shockingly bad fiscal health of Chicago (and the financial engineering used to hide it)

More manufacturing losses highlight Illinois’ mixed February jobs report

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

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