Suspending state energy assistance opens door for reform in Illinois

06/09/2015

With the right reforms, Illinois can provide energy assistance to people who need it without using scarce state dollars.

TAGS: State Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program

An economic profile of Right-to-Work states

By Paul Kersey

01/28/2015

Illinois’ economy is floundering, and conditions will get worse without decisive action.

Illinois Corruption Watch: November 2014

By Brian Costin

12/07/2014

In November, 13 of 53 Corruption Watch stories were related to policies and actions of criminal-justice authorities in Illinois.

TAGS: Chicago

The food stamp decade: a million more Illinoisans dependent on SNAP

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner

07/16/2013

The real story behind Illinois’ decade of fiscal and governance crises is that the number of jobs is shrinking and food stamps are taking their place. Illinois’ massive pension debt, perennial overspending and high taxes are squeezing out the private sector and jobs, while Springfield’s dysfunction and the state’s collapsing credit rating are destroying investor...

Illinois one of only two states contracting

03/31/2013

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia announced that Illinois is one of two states that experienced economic decline during the past three months

More States to Join Florida Health Care Lawsuit

12/31/2010

With an influx of new state officers this month, four states may soon be joining the multi-state lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of ObamaCare.

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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Suspending state energy assistance opens door for reform in Illinois

An economic profile of Right-to-Work states

Illinois Corruption Watch: November 2014

The food stamp decade: a million more Illinoisans dependent on SNAP

Illinois one of only two states contracting

More States to Join Florida Health Care Lawsuit

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