Amendment 1 will make bad Illinois business climate worse

05/17/2022

A Rockford family and their trucking business are being driven out of Illinois by high taxes and bad public policies. If voters agree Nov. 8 to enshrining public union power in the Illinois Constitution, expect more businesses and workers to leave.

TAGS: Amendment 1, economic recovery, government unions, unemployment

House bill would eliminate expungement fee for Illinoisans wrongfully arrested, convicted

By Dylan Sharkey

02/18/2022

House bill would eliminate expungement fee for Illinoisans wrongfully arrested, convicted

TAGS: criminal justice reform, expungement, Illinois

Full Text: Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s State of the State and Budget Address

02/17/2021

Delivered virtually Feb. 17, 2021, from the Illinois State Fairgrounds

TAGS: budget, COVID-19, JB Pritzker, State of the State

Many Illinois municipalities will vote on property taxes Nov. 3

By Joe Tabor

10/30/2020

Property taxes are on the ballot in Madison, Winnebago and Champaign counties.

TAGS: ballot referendums, Election Day, property taxes

Bill would let wrongly arrested clear their names without paying

01/28/2020

Expungement and sealing fees cause individuals with erroneous criminal records to have a hard time moving forward with their lives.

TAGS: Cook County, crime, criminal justice, decriminalization, expungement, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, JB Pritzker, overcriminalization, records, restore my good name

Wake-up call: Illinois shrinkage makes history

By Austin Berg

04/18/2019

The state’s punishing tax climate and ominous mountain of debt have repelled new jobs and investment. People follow.

TAGS: fair tax, income tax, JB Pritzker, outmigration, population, progressive income tax, property taxes, taxes

Illinois employers announce 1,044 layoffs in August

By Brendan Bakala

09/08/2016

August records summer-high job losses, including 495 in manufacturing.

TAGS: Caterpillar, jobs, unemployment, WARN

Corruption Watch

07/05/2016

Headlines in June show why Chicago is considered one of the most corrupt cities in the world.

TAGS: corruption, good government, transparency

Gas, hotels, video rentals hidden taxes you might not realize youre paying

02/28/2013

When it comes to taxes, politicians like to be sneaky.

Institute on WAND TV: Illinois’ addiction to pork

12/31/2012

Institute policy expert, Jonathan Ingram, joined Doug Wolfe on WAND TV to discuss Illinois’ addiction to wasteful spending. Check our Piglet 2012 for examples of pork in Illinois. MUSEUM CAPITAL PROJECTS ABRAHAM LINCOLN MEMORIAL GARDEN FOUNDATION, INC. (Sangamon County) – $82,433. Renovation of the Ostermeir Farmhouse to add handicap accessible features, waterproof basement, replace carpet,...

TAGS: waste

Winnebago County

Amendment 1 will make bad Illinois business climate worse

House bill would eliminate expungement fee for Illinoisans wrongfully arrested, convicted

Full Text: Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s State of the State and Budget Address

Many Illinois municipalities will vote on property taxes Nov. 3

Bill would let wrongly arrested clear their names without paying

Wake-up call: Illinois shrinkage makes history

Illinois employers announce 1,044 layoffs in August

Corruption Watch

Gas, hotels, video rentals hidden taxes you might not realize youre paying

Institute on WAND TV: Illinois’ addiction to pork

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

Report Archive

Diana Graham

Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

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