Speaker Madigan falsely promotes Bureau of Labor Statistics report as ‘good news’

By Michael Lucci

06/25/2015

The economic report is yet another indictment of the status quo in Illinois.

TAGS: BLS: Bureau of Labor Statistics, jobs, Mike Madigan

Hey, Speaker Madigan: Illinois’ No. 1 budget problem is taxpayers fleeing the state

By Michael Lucci

06/15/2015

If Illinois had simply broken even on domestic migration, there likely wouldn’t be much of a budget problem.

TAGS: jobs, middle class

Prevailing wage gives 6-figure salaries to workers on public projects in DuPage County

By Bobby Shaw

06/09/2015

Illinois’ prevailing-wage law is crowding out funding for essential services in communities across the state.

TAGS: prevailing wage

Most Illinois cities are shrinking, according to U.S. Census Bureau

By Michael Lucci

06/07/2015

Illinois’ statewide out-migration crisis is backed up by city-level data.

TAGS: outmigration

Forging failure: The truth about Illinois’ manufacturing meltdown

By Austin Berg

05/07/2015

Thousands of Illinois manufacturing jobs aren’t going to anonymous sweatshops overseas, they’re simply crossing state lines.

TAGS: jobs, manufacturing, right to work, workers compensation

Making Medicaid work for Illinois

By Austin Berg

05/06/2015

Full-time workers make up less than one-third of Illinois’ Medicaid rolls.

Why Illinois needs a turnaround in 12 graphics

By Michael Lucci

04/27/2015

The failures of Springfield are many, the state and local crises are real, and the time for action is now.

TAGS: economy, jobs

Dissecting pay disparities in Illinois’ government unions

By Naomi Lopez Bauman

04/14/2015

Charges of unequal pay and opportunity should first be applied to some of those delivering the accusations.

Labor-union membership in Illinois and surrounding states

By Naomi Lopez Bauman

04/10/2015

Illinois has the second-highest labor-union participation rate among neighboring states.

TAGS: labor, public sector

Labor-union membership in Illinois: Public vs. private

By Naomi Lopez Bauman

04/01/2015

Only 10 percent of private-sector workers in Illinois belong to a union. But over half of public-sector workers are unionized.

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Speaker Madigan falsely promotes Bureau of Labor Statistics report as ‘good news’

Hey, Speaker Madigan: Illinois’ No. 1 budget problem is taxpayers fleeing the state

Prevailing wage gives 6-figure salaries to workers on public projects in DuPage County

Most Illinois cities are shrinking, according to U.S. Census Bureau

Forging failure: The truth about Illinois’ manufacturing meltdown

Making Medicaid work for Illinois

Why Illinois needs a turnaround in 12 graphics

Dissecting pay disparities in Illinois’ government unions

Labor-union membership in Illinois and surrounding states

Labor-union membership in Illinois: Public vs. private

Who Lives Below the Poverty Line in Illinois? Family Structure and Education Mark the Highest Risk

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

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