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.

State and local policy solutions can help Granite City keep Steel in town

By Michael Lucci

03/25/2015

Illinois municipalities that are tired of seeing their manufacturing base hollowed out can take action to end the exodus.

TAGS: jobs, right to work

Illinois labor-union membership in 10 charts

By Naomi Lopez Bauman

03/10/2015

One in 10 workers in the private, for-profit sector are union members in Illinois – 1 in 12 in the nonprofit sector. But more than half of Illinois’ government workers belong to a union.

TAGS: membership

Illinois pension plans 39% funded, taxpayers on the hook for $105 billion in liabilities: It will get worse

02/27/2015

Numerous U.S. pension plans are in deep, deep trouble, and Illinois is at the top of the list. Plan assumptions cannot and will not be met.

TAGS: pensions

Rauner’s budget defunds cronyism, embraces growth

By Michael Lucci

02/18/2015

The governor’s agenda should be cause for optimism across the state: competitiveness, not cronyism, is the right path forward to spark an Illinois comeback.

TAGS: employment, jobs

Out-migration is breaking Illinois budgets

By Michael Lucci

01/25/2015

Twenty years of flight have wreaked havoc on state and local budgets, causing an estimated $7.6 billion in tax-revenue losses annually. Any long-term fix to Illinois’ budget crisis must address the state’s out-migration crisis.

TAGS: budget

5 takeaways from Rauner’s inaugural speech

By Hilary Gowins

01/13/2015

Five things to remember from Governor Bruce Rauner's Inaugural speech

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, budget

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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

State and local policy solutions can help Granite City keep Steel in town

Illinois labor-union membership in 10 charts

Illinois pension plans 39% funded, taxpayers on the hook for $105 billion in liabilities: It will get worse

Rauner’s budget defunds cronyism, embraces growth

Out-migration is breaking Illinois budgets

5 takeaways from Rauner’s inaugural speech

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

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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