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Manufacturer moves out of Madigan’s backyard, cites unfriendly business climate

By Austin Berg

08/13/2015

Illinois’ middle class is crumbling under the weight of the state’s political and legal classes.

TAGS: manufacturing, Mike Madigan, workers compensation

Illinois’ summer manufacturing meltdown: South Side Oreo manufacturer laying off 600

By Michael Lucci

07/30/2015

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The state lost more than 40 manufacturing jobs per day through the first half of 2015.

TAGS: BLS: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Chips Ahoy, jobs, manufacturing, Nabisco, Oreos

This must end: Mitsubishi to shut down in Normal, 900 jobs at risk

By Michael Lucci

07/24/2015

It’s no mystery why businesses are leaving Illinois.

TAGS: outmigration

June jobs report: Payroll jobs drop by 7,500, workforce shrinks by 8,300

By Michael Lucci

07/17/2015

Illinois is hemorrhaging jobs as Springfield refuses reform.

TAGS: jobs

General Mills shutting down West Chicago plant, Illinois’ 4th manufacturing loss in 10 days

By Michael Lucci

07/16/2015

Manufacturers and blue-collar jobs continue to bolt from Illinois’ poor policy climate.

TAGS: manufacturing, property taxes, right to work, workers compensation

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 politicians should take note as Greek, Puerto Rican debts blow up: ‘This is not politics, this is math’

By Michael Lucci

06/29/2015

For Greece and Puerto Rico, avoiding sustainable solutions has lead to fiscal ruin. When will Illinois’ lawmakers stop whistling past the graveyard?

TAGS: budget, Chicago, debt, pensions, Puerto Rico

Moody’s: Illinois an outlier in pension debt

By Benjamin VanMetre

11/26/2014

Illinois ranks worst in the nation on ability to pay for its pension debt.

TAGS: budget, Chicago, Illinois Constitution, pensions, Senate Bill 1, taxes

Tennessee votes to ban income taxation, Illinois should do the same

By Michael Lucci

11/23/2014

Over the last 15 years, Illinois has lost a net of 282,827 people and more than $14 billion in annual income to zero-income-tax states.

TAGS: income tax, jobs

Memphis set to embrace 401(k)-style pension reform

By Benjamin VanMetre

10/22/2014

401(k)-style retirement plans are becoming the new normal in state and local pension reform efforts. Six states have passed 401(k)-style reforms since 2008 – with Oklahoma passing a 401(k)-style reform plan for new workers earlier this year. Memphis, Tennessee, is the most recent example of a city pushing to take politicians out of the retirement...

TAGS: 401(k), pensions

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FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

Illinois students could soon benefit from scholarship money to help them find a tutor, attend ACT or SAT prep sessions, pay tuition, get special education services or assist with other academic needs. That will happen in Illinois only if Gov. J.B. Pritzker lets the state’s schoolchildren benefit from the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program, established...

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