Uber, Lyft threaten to leave Chicago

By Austin Berg

06/18/2016

Chicago City Council is one vote away from enacting punishing rules that could force the popular platforms out of the Windy City.

TAGS: Chicago, collaborative economy, Lyft, regulations, rideshare, Uber

How zoning rules are helping Houston overtake Chicago as America’s 3rd-largest city

By Mark Adams

06/03/2016

As Chicago’s population shrinks, Houston is set to overtake the Windy City as the third-largest city in America. Illinois’ slumping economy is a major reason for that, but the cities’ different zoning rules show how regulations can promote growth – or stifle it.

TAGS: Chicago, housing, regulations, zoning

Illinois taxpayers paying for billionaires’ stadiums

06/02/2016

Taxpayers will shell out $36 million for Soldier Field in 2016, in addition to footing the bill for U.S. Cellular Field. And the city of Chicago is still pushing a plan for DePaul University that would cost an initial $55 million for a new basketball stadium.

TAGS: cronyism, tax credits

Future of privacy: Lawsuit by Illinois residents focuses on Facebook facial-recognition technology

By Amy Korte

05/26/2016

The case against Facebook under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act raises questions about the protection of people’s most personal data, as well as the possibility of an explosion of lawsuits against companies that use certain biotechnology.

TAGS: Facebook, privacy

Illinois’ opioid crisis and the dark side of a broken workers’ compensation system

By Austin Berg

05/19/2016

illinois opioid crisis workers compensation

Illinois physicians can sell “repackaged” pills at exorbitant markups, averaging between 60 percent and 300 percent.

TAGS: workers compensation

CEO survey: Illinois the worst state in the Midwest for business

By Michael Lucci

05/19/2016

On the other end of the spectrum, Indiana ranked as best in the Midwest and No. 5 in the U.S., with Texas, Florida, North Carolina and Tennessee taking the top four spots. All of these states attract swarms of people in migration from Illinois, especially Texas, Florida and Indiana.

TAGS: jobs, small business

Reforming Illinois’ nonviolent Class 4 felony statutes

By Lauren Krisai

05/11/2016

Illinois’ tax structure should be built on stability, not emotion

By Austin Berg

05/05/2016

Illinois lawmakers can learn valuable lessons from states that have protected essential government services from swings in the economy.

TAGS: consumption tax, corporate income tax, graduated income tax, income tax, progressive income tax

Illinois Department of Revenue: Progressive tax would lead to job losses, out-migration

By Michael Lucci

05/04/2016

The Illinois Department of Revenue has projected losses of 20,000 private-sector jobs, 43,000 residents to other states on net, and $1.9 billion in GDP in the first four years of a progressive tax.

TAGS: graduated income tax, progressive income tax

Progressive-tax proposal would favor corporations over small businesses, give Illinois 2nd-highest small business tax in U.S.

By Michael Lucci

04/22/2016

Under Lang’s plan, Illinois’ top tax rate for noncorporate businesses would become 11.25 percent — the second-highest rate in the U.S.

TAGS: corporate income tax, fair tax, graduated income tax, income tax, Lou Lang, outmigration, progressive income tax, small business

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Uber, Lyft threaten to leave Chicago

How zoning rules are helping Houston overtake Chicago as America’s 3rd-largest city

Illinois taxpayers paying for billionaires’ stadiums

Future of privacy: Lawsuit by Illinois residents focuses on Facebook facial-recognition technology

Illinois’ opioid crisis and the dark side of a broken workers’ compensation system

CEO survey: Illinois the worst state in the Midwest for business

Reforming Illinois’ nonviolent Class 4 felony statutes

Illinois’ tax structure should be built on stability, not emotion

Illinois Department of Revenue: Progressive tax would lead to job losses, out-migration

Progressive-tax proposal would favor corporations over small businesses, give Illinois 2nd-highest small business tax in U.S.

What is the Education Freedom Tax Credit and how can it benefit 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