Illinois comptroller issues self, lawmakers paychecks despite appeal of circuit court’s ruling

By Greg Bishop

04/12/2017

Rank-and-file lawmakers have received paychecks of more than $50,800.

TAGS: Christine Radogno, Jim Durkin, John Cullerton, lawmaker pay, Leslie Munger, Lisa Madigan, Mike Madigan, Susana Mendoza

Unbalanced Budget Response Act would allow Rauner to make cuts to balance the budget

By Amy Korte

03/28/2017

Illinois House Bill 3868 would give Gov. Bruce Rauner the authority to trim costs and reorder the state’s spending priorities to balance the budget.

TAGS: balanced budget requirement, Bruce Rauner, budget, DCEO: Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, debt, Fitch Ratings, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Constitution, Jim Durkin, Mike Madigan, spending, unpaid bills

Madigan’s rules: How Illinois gives its House speaker power to manipulate and control the legislative process

By Joe Tabor, Ted Dabrowski

01/04/2017

The little-known legislative rules that govern the legislative process in the Illinois House of Representatives give the House speaker extraordinary power to orchestrate the legislative or political outcomes he or she wants. Those rules allow the speaker to influence the makeup of legislative committees; how lawmakers vote; and when, if ever, the bills get voted...

The cost of Illinois’ lawmakers

By John Klingner, Ted Dabrowski

07/26/2016

Illinois lawmakers pay themselves the fifth-highest annual lawmaker base salary in the country.

How Madigan became king

By Austin Berg

06/16/2016

Madigan is the longest-serving House speaker in Illinois history and one of the longest-serving state House speakers in United States history.

TAGS: fair maps, Mike Madigan, term limits

Madigan skips meeting with leaders, governor

By Mark Fitton

12/18/2015

Illinois has gone without a comprehensive budget for six months.

State Rep. Durkin’s advocacy helps lead to historic ruling in Harris v. Quinn

By Matt Paprocki

06/30/2014

This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn was wrong to issue and enforce his 2009 executive order that forced the unionization of Illinoisans who are not state workers. This groundbreaking ruling on the Harris v. Quinn case asserts that state governments cannot force-unionize participants in state entitlement programs or force...

2014 legislative victories

By Matt Paprocki

06/05/2014

The driving goal of the Illinois Policy Institute is to transform liberty principles into marketable policies that become law. The ultimate sign of success is when free market ideas are enacted into laws that change Illinoisans’ lives for the better. Illinois Policy Action’s 2014 legislative agenda emphasized the importance of a financially responsible and limited...

Illinois GOP leaders introduce executive term limits proposal, Quinn flips opposition

By Brian Costin

04/25/2014

Illinois is one of only 14 states that doesn’t have some form of gubernatorial term-limits. A proposal introduced by Illinois State Senate Republican Leader Christine Radogno (R-Lemont) and Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) would give Illinois voters an opportunity to change that this coming November by enacting eight-year term limits on executive...

U.S. Supreme Court takes on home-care unionization laws

By Paul Kersey

10/05/2013

Illinois is one of several states that have chosen to allow the “unionization” of people who provide care for children or disabled persons and receive assistance from state programs. But one woman has stood up against this forced unionization. Pamela Harris is a mother from Western Springs, Ill., who has been forced to fend off...

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Illinois comptroller issues self, lawmakers paychecks despite appeal of circuit court’s ruling

Unbalanced Budget Response Act would allow Rauner to make cuts to balance the budget

Madigan’s rules: How Illinois gives its House speaker power to manipulate and control the legislative process

The cost of Illinois’ lawmakers

How Madigan became king

Madigan skips meeting with leaders, governor

State Rep. Durkin’s advocacy helps lead to historic ruling in Harris v. Quinn

2014 legislative victories

Illinois GOP leaders introduce executive term limits proposal, Quinn flips opposition

U.S. Supreme Court takes on home-care unionization laws

Chicago Forward 2026: A pro-growth plan to end city budget deficits

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