A worker’s right to choose

By Austin Berg

12/14/2015

Hundreds of thousands of Illinois workers are forced to pay union dues to keep their jobs. But close by, worker freedom reigns.

TAGS: right to work

Illinois’ low-income and blue-collar workers are the worst-paid in the region

By Michael Lucci

11/16/2015

Although Illinois’ top earners make more than most of their regional counterparts, Illinois’ bottom quarter of earners have the lowest wages in the Midwest

TAGS: manufacturing, workers compensation

Busting the myth that Chicago taxes are low

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner

11/15/2015

An analysis of Chicago’s taxation and revenue in perspective

Another vendor tells Illinois to pay up

By Mark Fitton

11/13/2015

Southwestern Electric Cooperative Inc. sends a disconnection-warning letter to Illinois.

After months of gridlock, compromise rears its head in Springfield

By Heather Weiner

11/12/2015

Good-faith negotiation and trust were foundational to all of the deals made, but some Statehouse Democrats pushed for extreme solutions while others were actively compromising.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, budget, Child Care Assistance Program, illinois lottery, John Cullerton, Mike Madigan

Front lines of a broken state

By Austin Berg

10/30/2015

What happens to a family that can’t afford to leave Illinois?

TAGS: jobs, poverty, unemployment

Caterpillar lays off 300 Illinois workers

By Austin Berg

08/26/2015

The layoffs come amid a dismal manufacturing climate in the Land of Lincoln.

TAGS: manufacturing

Springfield’s panhandling prohibition struck down as violation of freedom of speech

By Jeffrey Schwab

08/26/2015

The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals determined that Springfield’s ban on panhandling unconstitutionally discriminated against certain kinds of speech.

As Springfield stalls reform, another Illinois manufacturer heads across state lines

By Michael Lucci

07/15/2015

Illinois’ broken workers’ compensation system makes it an easy decision to leave.

TAGS: workers compensation

Illinois’ migration and economic crises revealed in 2014 U-Haul pricing

By Michael Lucci

06/04/2015

Americans once stampeded into Illinois in search of opportunity. Now, the opposite happens.

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A worker’s right to choose

Illinois’ low-income and blue-collar workers are the worst-paid in the region

Busting the myth that Chicago taxes are low

Another vendor tells Illinois to pay up

After months of gridlock, compromise rears its head in Springfield

Front lines of a broken state

Caterpillar lays off 300 Illinois workers

Springfield’s panhandling prohibition struck down as violation of freedom of speech

As Springfield stalls reform, another Illinois manufacturer heads across state lines

Illinois’ migration and economic crises revealed in 2014 U-Haul pricing

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

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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