The big news in Chicago political circles has been the arrest of veteran Alderman Ed Burke and the revelation that fellow long-time Alderman Danny Solis recorded conversations with him. Now, an affidavit has surfaced indicating that Illinois House Speaker Mike … Continue reading
Category Archives: Illinois Policy Institute
An article by Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute: WHY YOUR PROPERTY TAX BILL IS SO HIGH, AND HOW TO FIX IT Less than 50 cents of every additional property tax dollar over the last 20 years went to … Continue reading
An article by Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute: WHY YOUR PROPERTY TAX BILL IS SO HIGH, AND HOW TO FIX IT Less than 50 cents of every additional property tax dollar over the last 20 years went to … Continue reading
The Northwest Herald’s coverage of Algonquin Township has been horrible at best and usually well below holding to any journalistic standards. Blogs like this one, The Edgar County Watchdogs, and Illinois Policy seem to know quite a bit more about … Continue reading
The Illinois Policy Institute has an interesting article by Austin Berg about migration of Illinois residents to neighboring states: New data from the IRS show Illinois lost $720 million and 21,800 people on net to neighboring states from 2015-2016 Illinois … Continue reading
Austin Berg of Illinois Policy reports on the large number of Representatives and Senators leaving their current jobs for either retirement or other ambitions: Thirty state lawmakers in the 100th General Assembly will not be holding their seats in the 101st General … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. Allen Skillicorn: Representatives Allen Skillicorn and Jeanne Ives introduce balanced budget proposal with NO Tax Hikes! Chicago, IL – The number one issue facing Illinois and impacting our budget is our inability to compete … Continue reading
A press release from the Illinois Policy Institute: New documentary “Madigan: Power, privilege, politics” to screen across Illinois this week Documentary will be screened this week in Springfield and Downers Grove; screenings also scheduled for Woodstock, Kankakee, Elgin, Chicago, Elmhurst, … Continue reading
Up to 100 people have been given permission for a noon demonstrate on October 12th at the J.R. Thompson Center, according to Bob Anderson of Illinois Tax Revolution. The authorization from the Illinois Department of Central Management Services says there … Continue reading
The following was written by Austin Berg and distributed by the Illinois Policy Institute: Bob’s Countryside Barber Shoppe is a pillar of the Wonder Lake, Ill., community. Since 1962, Bob Anderson has cut hair and conversed with customers young and … Continue reading
A full-page ad on the back page of Sunday’s Chicago Tribune tries to convince people to call State Rep. Carol Sente to urge her to vote against Senate Bill 1229, the legislation that would strip Governor Bruce Rauner of collective … Continue reading
A press release from Allen Skillicorn: Join Allen Skillicorn for a Panel Discussion and Q&A with Dan Proft and Patrick Hughes Tuesday, June 23 from 7:00 – 8:15 pm Location: The Willow Room at the Huntley Park District 12015 Mill … Continue reading
A second robo-call with pretty much the same message came as I was working on the article just below this one. My article on the first robo-call is here. The text was something like this: The McHenry County Board already … Continue reading
Illinois Policy Institute Director of Health Policy Naomi Lopez Bauman has written an article about the 10-10 rejection of over $500,000 of Obamacare navigator money by the McHenry County Board. It’s topical because there is going to be a re-vote … Continue reading
The Illinois Policy Institute conducted transparency audits with all 102 Illinois counties and the one to the south of us–Kane County–took top honors with a score of 100%. McHenry County was singled out for comment as follows: ‘The largest county … Continue reading
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Every once in a while I’ll hear someone say that the lottery was passed to finance education. If I have time, I’ll correct that impression. When I attended my second New Members Conference put on by the Legislative Research Council, … Continue reading
The following was written by Scott Reeder, the journalist in residence at the Illinois Police Institute: EDUCATING IN THE DARK As a journalist, I have filed thousands of Freedom of Information Act requests with Illinois school districts and uncovered major … Continue reading
At last night Illinois Policy Institute forum on teacher pensions, one question from Northwest Herald News Editor Kevin Lyons had to do with House Minority Leader Tom Cross’ having characterized a shift in tax burden from the state taxpayer to … Continue reading
I went to the Illinois Policy Institute’s Pension forum. Got there a little late and was pleasantly surprised to discover that it was over an hour after it started. Representing the Illinois Education Association was Crystal Lake High School teacher … Continue reading