More than 1 in 5 Illinois households rely on food stamps to make ends meet.

Less than half of Illinois households are defined as middle class.

For nearly six years, Illinois was the only Midwestern state where growth in food stamps was outpacing jobs growth.

Areas of Illinois that are driven by backbone industries such as manufacturing are being hollowed out. That reality is showing up in the form of government dependence.

Many of the reforms that were so effective in Michigan are included in Gov. Bruce Rauner’s legislative agenda for Illinois.

CLICK HERE FOR LIVESTREAM The joint hearing will take place on Thursday, June 25, 2015, in 1100 Longworth House Office Building, beginning at 9:30 A.M. EST. Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream Congressman Charles Boustany (R-LA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means, today announced that the Subcommittee will...

March jobs data offer a glimpse into what’s driving hoards of Illinoisans out of the state.