What pressing issues did the Illinois General Assembly consider among 6,745 bills this past session? They pondered a sticker ...

State data shows 31,937 members of Illinois’ five pension systems collected $100,000 a year or more in retirement benefits ...

America’s founding unleashed the greatest leap forward in human history. From this leap, liberty and prosperity followed – ...

As Illinois faces high unemployment, a persistent skills gap and thousands of at-risk youth, Rockford delivers opportunity ...

Just in time for Independence Day travel, drivers will face Illinois’ latest gasoline tax hike. Gov. J.B. Pritzker has added ...

J.B. Pritzker wants a third term as Illinois governor, but based on his history of boosting taxes and creating spending ...

Rich Witzel is a Legal Research Intern at the Illinois Policy Institute. He is a rising junior at Georgetown University where ...

Joining the multi-state Nurse Licensure Compact offers a solution to Illinois’ growing nurse shortage, but certain special ...

While 47 states celebrate freedom with fireworks blazing across the sky, Illinois clings to a 1942 ban that limits autonomy ...

Despite Illinois experiencing job growth in some sectors, it remains one of the states with the highest unemployment rates.

Jack Knorr is a policy research intern for the Illinois Policy Institute, working in the fiscal policy space alongside other members of the policy team. He will be a junior at the University of Notre ...

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