Vernon Hills

Speeding ticket can cost you more than $900 in Illinois

By Austin Berg
07/03/2014
It’s Independence Day weekend. You’re driving out to the suburbs, into the city, up to a lake or maybe down to the state capital. You’re going 15 miles per hour over the speed limit. Lights flash. You hear: “License and registration please.” You’re on the hook for $120. Or so you think. In reality, the...

Suburban governments in Lake County fail transparency audit

By Brian Costin
12/19/2012
PRESS RELEASE from the ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE MEDIA CONTACT: Diana Rickert Diana@IllinoisPolicy.org or (312) 607-4977 Vernon Hills only bright spot in suburban government transparency audit 19 out of 22 local governments in Lake County receive failing grades CHICAGO (Dec. 19, 2012) – Lake County residents pay some of the highest property tax rates in the...

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
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