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2012: What’s next for Illinois citizens post-redistricting?

12/22/2011
by Brian Costin According to the Illinois State Constitution,“In the year following each Federal decennial census year, the General Assembly by law shall redistrict the Legislative Districts and the Representative Districts.” The redistricting process in Illinois has always been a hyper-political process subject to vast criticism, and this year’s redistricting process is no exception. However, the Illinois...

Illinois’s Economy: Death by 1,394 Fees

04/12/2011
by Mark Cavers In January, the General Assembly passed a tax hike that is projected to take around seven billion dollars from the taxpayers of Illinois. Tax hikes like this one get a lot of attention from the media for the harm they cause businesses and taxpayers. But there are other government policies that can be just as harmful...

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

Occupational licensing requirements present one of the steepest barriers to low-income Illinoisans starting careers in beauty services. Illinois requires anyone seeking to become a barber, cosmetologist, nail technician or hair braider to obtain a state license, essentially a permission slip to work. Unlike 45 other states, Illinois offers only one pathway to licensure for each...

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

By Paul Kersey
06/19/2014

CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students

By Ted Dabrowski
05/02/2016