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5/8/2013
Illinois state troopers accumulate days, get paid for them at retirement
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4/25/2013
Hearing scheduled for 9 a.m. Friday has been canceled; written decision to be issued by 4 p.m. Friday
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4/13/2013
As we try to evaluate the deal that Gov. Pat Quinn reached with state employees, we have plenty of reasons to be skeptical about Quinn’s claim that health care changes in the contract will save the state $900 million
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4/2/2013
The Chicago Tribune published the following letter to the editor from the Institute's senior budget and tax analyst, Ben VanMetre.
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3/25/2013
Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman joined Melissa Francis to talk school closings in Chicago.
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3/6/2013
Illinois Policy Institute statement on Quinn Budget Address: Governor fails to offer plan to turn Illinois around
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3/5/2013
Illinois Policy Institute CEO, John Tillman, joined Riley & Scot to discuss "Budget Solutions 2014" and the Institute's pension reform plan, which cuts the unfunded liability by half.
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2/19/2013
Institute policy expert, Jonathan Ingram, joined Sara Sidery on WAND TV to discuss Illinois' sky high property taxes, which are the 2nd-highest in nation.
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2/13/2013
A WCIA-3 News investigation focused specifically on office furniture. It found three departments among the biggest spenders: the comptroller, secretary of state and IDOT.
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1/30/2013
Those were part of a $13,756.20 tab from a weekend trip to a downtown Chicago conference for seven school board members and five administrators of the two-school district in November.
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1/28/2013
State Budgets: Inability or unwillingness to fix the state's hemorrhaging pension system and curb union power has led a major credit rating service to downgrade the Land of Lincoln's rating to the lowest in the nation.
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1/11/2013
The same forces that helped Quinn land the governorship in 2010 and raise income taxes in 2011 are laying the groundwork for a progressive tax initiative.
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1/8/2013
Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman joined Carol Marin and a panel of experts on WTTW's Chicago Tonight to discuss pension reform in Illinois.
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1/7/2013
Riley & Scot talk with Illinois Policy Institute CEO, John Tillman, on IL taxpayers feeling the impact of Democrats' 67% income tax hike and the progress on pension reform talks.
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1/5/2013
Institute CEO John Tillman discusses pension reform
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1/3/2013
Billboard on I-55 urges state lawmakers on their drive to Springfield: "Read my lipstick: No new taxes"
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12/19/2012
Are you worried about your own retirement? With the downturn in the economy, did your 401k and savings take a big hit? If so, you're like millions of other Americans forced to confront a dramatically different outlook for their post-work years. But one gr
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12/17/2012
The Illinois Policy Institute's Director of Government Reform, Brian Costin, submitted the following letter to the Illinois Times. An edited version appeared in the latest print edition
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12/14/2012
Many who lost middle-class jobs during the recession are taking low-paying positions. Employees and activist groups are pushing for a living wage.
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12/11/2012
The governor of historically pro-union Michigan has signed “right to work” legislation that severely limits union powers, making that state – for decades a union stronghold, particularly due to Detroit’s autoindustry – the 24th in the nation to become a “
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12/10/2012
Illinois Policy Institute labor expert available to comment on controversial law
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12/7/2012
Illinois is facing a $95 billion pension crisis and the number is getting bigger everyday.
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12/5/2012
Ted Dabrowski, vice president of policy at the Illinois Policy Institute, released the following statement in response to a new pension reform proposal to be unveiled today by members of the Illinois House:
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12/3/2012
State and local pensions will still be short by trillions of dollars, tempting federal bailout.
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12/3/2012
For all the talk we’ve recently heard about public-sector benefits in Wisconsin and other states, the Illinois government employee-pension system is a complete disaster.
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11/30/2012
Illinois Policy Institute Executive Vice President Kristina Rasmussen appears on FOX News' "America Live" to discuss pension reform in Illinois.
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11/26/2012
Report lists Prairie State's wasteful spending.
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11/21/2012
Schools get lion's share of tax increases
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11/21/2012
If Gov. Pat Quinn is looking to moonlight during the holiday season, he ought to consider becoming a gift wrapper at Sears.
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11/20/2012
New report finds nearly 200 examples of wasteful spending totaling more than $354 million.
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11/19/2012
In his response to Scott Reeder’s Nov. 1 column on the Teachers’ Retirement System’s pathetically low 2012 investment returns, TRS Executive Director Dick Ingram does exactly what his letter accuses others of doing — mislead.
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11/19/2012
Illinois’ pension debt is so catastrophically bad — and progress on a solution has been so slow — that the state’s Democratic governor is now putting the squeeze on opponents of his reform plan.
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11/17/2012
A pro-business think tank was warning that a legislative proposal to raise the minimum wage in Illinois would do more harm than good.
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11/16/2012
These days, teenagers start asking Springfield water park owner Doug Knight for summer jobs before Christmas.
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11/16/2012
Chicago city bosses may soon ask you to help pay for the double-digit raises Chicago Public Schools just granted to the Chicago Teachers Union.
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11/16/2012
Illinois once was considered a state in which the middle class ruled, with wealth disparity relatively limited compared to other states. But that has significantly changed in the past two decades, according to a report released this morning by a Washingt
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11/16/2012
This issue is not just a national one, though.
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11/16/2012
The latest news on Illinois' jobless rate is neither really bad nor really good
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11/12/2012
n the aftermath of the Great Recession, teenage workers have taken a huge hit. Only 27 percent of teens in Illinois had jobs last year – the lowest Illinois teen employment rate in the 42 years such data has been collected.
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11/10/2012
Illinois Democratic lawmakers, facing the state's own version of the fiscal cliff.
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11/7/2012
Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman joined Maria Bartiromo on CNBC to discuss class warfare.
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11/5/2012
Village government in Orland Park, Tinley Park and Homer Glen get high marks for transparency, according to a spokesman for the fiscally-conservative Illinois Policy Institute.
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10/31/2012
The cost of educating public school students in Illinois continues to go up in the face of a struggling economy that has forced teacher layoffs and led to cuts in state education aid, new state data show.
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10/30/2012
The Village of Villa Park received a failing score of 41.1 percent on a recent audit conducted by the Illinois Policy Institute, as part of the organization’s Local Transparency project.
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10/30/2012
Illinois’ teacher pension system could go broke if the state does not figure out a way to fully fund the system soon, the leader of the retirement system and others have warned again.
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10/26/2012
FY2013 budget includes cigarette tax hike, guns and ammo taxes and more taxes on businesses
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10/19/2012
For the first time on a key Midwestern route between Chicago and St. Louis, an Amtrak passenger train topped 110 mph Friday
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10/17/2012
Class warfare is a form of bigotry; it shouldn’t be tolerated any more than we would other forms of bigotry in public life.
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10/16/2012
Transparency in government is a simple, straightforward concept but unfortunately it's hard to find examples of it in Southern Illinois.
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10/12/2012
Gov. Quinn and government unions are pushing a progressive tax they claim is a tax on the rich, but actually would increase taxes for 85% of Illinois taxpayers
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10/10/2012
Our CEO John Tillman joined WTTW's Chicago Tonight to discuss the federal deficit and reforming the federal tax code.
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10/9/2012
13 out of 14 county governments in southern Illinois receive failing grades, and many county governments are not compliant with state open records laws.
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10/5/2012
Because IPAB effectively makes law, thereby traducing the separation of powers, and entrenches IPAB in a manner that derogates the powers of future Congresses, it has been well described by a Cato Institute study as “the most anti-constitutional measure e
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10/5/2012
A federal district court judge has denied an effort to stop the enforcement of Illinois' campaign finance law.
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10/4/2012
Our CEO John Tillman joined ABC 7 to discuss CTU's contract ratification.
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10/1/2012
There's a new campaign underway; "No Pension Bailout" led by the Illinois Policy Institute, attempting to push back against states and municipalities underwater as a result of skyrocketing pension liabilities.
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10/1/2012
Concern over underfunding of both public and corporate pension plans has Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, his party and other conservatives making a pre-emptive strike against the idea of federal government bailouts.
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9/30/2012
Illinois Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn is getting hit with a nationwide backlash over his suggestion that the federal government bail out the state employees’ pension program.
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9/29/2012
The financial meltdown and Great Recession is teaching an expensive lesson: When big institutions face financial crises, governments are all too eager to bail them out.
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9/25/2012
If Gov. Pat Quinn or anyone else has any thought that the federal government will pull Illinois back from the ledge of financial ruin, forget it.
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9/24/2012
On Tuesday, Sept. 25, the Illinois Policy Institute will host a debate aimed at exploring who should pay the employers' share of teacher pension costs: local school districts or the state.
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9/24/2012
The financial meltdown of the past decade has taught America an expensive lesson: When big institutions face a financial crisis, the federal government is all too eager to bail them out.
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9/24/2012
A closer look at the state's FY2012 budget is prompting new questions about whether Illinois could seek a federal bailout on pensions.
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9/21/2012
The Illinois Policy Institute has promoted successful bipartisan reforms for a better Illinois. You can catch up on our recent success stories here.
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9/21/2012
Stossel correspondent Kennedy and John Tillman of the Illinois Policy Institute discuss recent union actions and whether they have too much power.
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9/21/2012
The Illinois Policy Institute launched “No Pension Bailout,” a national movement to block Congress‘ attempts to rescue failing state and municipal pension plans.
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9/20/2012
Bailout of state pensions would force taxpayers in prudent states to pay for fiscal irresponsibility of Illinois, California
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9/20/2012
Governor Quinn wants you to guarantee his state's pensions.
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9/20/2012
Institute CEO was in studio with John Stossel to discuss the Chicago Teachers Union strike and what it says about union power.
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9/20/2012
As the dust settles on Chicago's first teachers strike in 25 years, one critic says the biggest loser of the labor standoff is the students.
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9/20/2012
U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina), the Senate’s strongest voice for principled conservatism, joined with John Tillman, CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute at the Cato Institute to pledge his opposition to a federal bailout of pensions.
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9/20/2012
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) and other conservatives said today that it would be a mistake for the federal government to consider bailing out states that are in danger of defaulting on massive pension liabilities.
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9/19/2012
John Tillman appeared in-studio with Varney & Co. on Fox Business to discuss the agreement reached between the city and teachers.
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9/19/2012
A specter is haunting Illinois — the specter of government unions.
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9/18/2012
U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) will hold a news conference this week to discuss why Congress should block a federal bailout of underfunded state pension systems.
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9/18/2012
Chicago Teachers Union calls off strike
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9/18/2012
There is room to debate who won the battle between Chicago and its striking teachers union but there is little disagreement the strike and the deal approved by union members on Tuesday mark a personal loss for Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
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9/16/2012
Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman released the following statement regarding news that the Chicago teachers strike would enter its second week.
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9/14/2012
Chicago Public Schools plans to drain reserve funds during the 2012-13 school year just to stay afloat, and is planning to run a $1 billion deficit the following school year.
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9/13/2012
John Tillman of the Illinois Policy Institute on the impact of the teachers strike and the continued negotiation efforts.
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9/13/2012
John Tillman talks about why the strike is a tragedy for the children
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9/13/2012
Today marks the fourth day of the Chicago teachers strike. Despite being offered a 16 percent pay increase, teachers continue to demand higher double-digit raises on top of their average salary of $71,000.
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9/13/2012
As Chicago Teachers Union members strike, hundreds of thousands of Chicago kids are on the street.
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9/13/2012
One of the sticking points in the Chicago teachers strike is how much student performances should factor into teacher evaluations.
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9/13/2012
¿Es legal la huelga de CTU? No, dice el grupo Illinois Policy Institute.
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9/12/2012
Today marks the third strike day for Chicago teachers. The Chicago teacher salary average of $71,000 has been an eye-opener across the nation, and now new data prompts the question: Are Chicago teachers overpaid?
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9/12/2012
Despite weeks of negotiations between the Mayor and the Chicago Teachers Union, the city's teachers are on strike.
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9/11/2012
Chicago teachers already make an average $75,000. That's more than other big city teachers earn, AND much more than Chicago's private school teachers get ($50,000).
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9/10/2012
Illinois Policy Institute's Executive Vice President Kristina Rasmussen on Fox Business discussing the Chicago Teachers Union strike.
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9/10/2012
The two things that matter most to these teachers are money and avoiding accountability for poor performance.
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9/10/2012
Our CEO John Tillman joined WTTW's Chicago Tonight hosted by Carol Marin, which discussed the Chicago Teachers Union strike and what's next for Chicago teachers and schools.
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9/10/2012
Illinois Policy Institute Executive Vice President Kristina Rasmussen on WGN-TV talking about the Chicago Teachers Union strike.
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9/9/2012
CPS will be draining cash reserves this year just to stay afloat, and will be $1 billion in the red next school year. The 30 percent raise CTU originally asked for is out of the question.
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8/29/2012
The bailout craze is currently on a worldwide tour. After hitting Wall Street, Detroit and going abroad for a European swing, its next stop could be back in the U.S. for a tour of state capitals.
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8/28/2012
21 out of 22 county governments in eastern Illinois receive failing grades in Institute audit, and many are not compliant with state open records laws
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8/27/2012
The Institute is pleased to announce the following additions to its full-time, senior staff. By expanding our legal, policy, legislative and news capacities, the Institute will be better poised to pursue this vision.
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8/26/2012
While Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and the General Assembly have worked hard to stabilize our state's retirement system — which is relied upon by those who work and have worked for our state and local governments — other states have not done as well.
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8/21/2012
Maryland stands to lose big if the government steps in to save state pension systems
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8/17/2012
State lawmakers back in Springfield today; expectations low. Experts available in Chicago and Springfield
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8/17/2012
Spokespeople available in Springfield and Chicago
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8/15/2012
Unions booed the governor when he took the stage Wednesday at the Illinois State Fair.
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8/10/2012
Only when our government leaders emphasize the importance of transparency in all they do will taxpayers truly benefit.
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8/8/2012
On Tuesday, Aug. 14, the Illinois Policy Institute will host a debate aimed at exploring who should pay the employers' share of teacher pension costs: local school districts or the state.
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8/7/2012
PRESS CONFERENCE: Tuesday, Aug. 7 at 11:30am. Near Fountain Square (Davis St. & Sherman Ave.) in downtown Evanston
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8/2/2012
In the latest round of online transparency audits conducted by the Illinois Policy Institute, only 13 of 22 local government agencies in the York Township-area in DuPage County received passing grades.
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7/31/2012
The Illinois Policy Institute marked the 100th birthday of Milton Friedman at an event co-hosted by Americans for Prosperity.
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7/27/2012
The Liberty Justice Center on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the recently-amended Illinois campaign finance law, calling its unequal treatment of entrenched political interests against grassroots political organizations unconstitutional.
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7/25/2012
CHICAGO (July 25, 2012) – The Liberty Justice Center, a public interest litigation center started by the Illinois Policy Institute, has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Illinois’ campaign finance law.
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7/20/2012
Watch the FOX 2 'You Paid For It' Team interview senate leaders of the Illinois Legislature.
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7/17/2012
Read what Paul Kersey has to say about Addison's police chief quarter-million-a-year haul.
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7/11/2012
Read what Lyons Suburban Life reporter Jerry Moore has to say about the Illinois retirement debt crisis.
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6/27/2012
The Institute's transparency initiative was featured in several media hits.
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6/26/2012
Kane County earns 100% in Illinois Policy Institute transparency audit
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6/25/2012
Illinois Policy Institute's Lawrence McQuillan weighs in on the income tax debate in the Rockford Register Star.
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6/21/2012
Check out our media hits for our latest story about the true cost of public-sector retirees.
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6/14/2012
Institute CEO John Tillman discusses the controversy over the recently-opened Museum of Broadcast Communications' use of Illinois Jobs Now funds to finance the construction of a new building.
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6/12/2012
John Tillman appeared on CBS 2 to discuss the emerging teachers' contract dispute
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6/12/2012
Four highly qualified political pundits, two conservatives and two liberals, debate the biggest issues of the 2012 election cycle.
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6/8/2012
Read an opinion piece by the Institute's Lawrence McQuillan
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6/8/2012
John Tillman of the Illinois Policy Institute on the state’s inability to enact legislation to curb government spending.
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6/7/2012
Read John Kass's column about Illinois's own budget problems, featuring the Institute's John Tillman.
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6/5/2012
The Institute's John Tillman was referenced in this opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal
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6/1/2012
Illinois lawmakers failed to enact meaningful pension reform before the May 31 session deadline. Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman released the following statement today regarding pension reform.
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5/30/2012
The Institute was featured in a Northwest Herald article on the pension reform battle.
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5/25/2012
Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman released the following statement regarding the Republican support for ObamaCare
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5/25/2012
The Institute's Collin Hitt appeared on Fox Business to state our case against a cigarette tax increase.
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5/23/2012
Since Monday morning, the Institute's plan has been in the news more than 30 times all across the state.
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5/23/2012
The Institute's Ted Dabrowski wrote the following opinion piece on Gov. Quinn's pension plan.
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5/21/2012
The Illinois Policy Institute's proposals will cut $2.7 billion from Medicaid without tax hikes or rate cuts
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5/18/2012
National Review Online cites an Institute blog post.
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5/17/2012
Six neighboring government agencies fail transparency test
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5/14/2012
The Institute's Collin Hitt wrote this op-ed on pensions in the Belleville News Democrat.
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5/11/2012
The Institute's Kristina Rasmussen discussed whether state legislators should cut their pay on FOX St. Louis
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5/8/2012
State Sens. Martin Sandoval (D-Chicago) and Kirk Dillard (R-Westmont) are sponsoring legislation that would bring accountability and transparency to the way state grant dollars are spent.
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5/4/2012
The Institute's John Tillman discusses whether or not teachers are actually paying their share of their pension costs.
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5/4/2012
The Institute's Collin Hitt appeared on FOX St. Louis to discuss legislative pensions.
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5/3/2012
The Institute's John Tillman appeared on ABC 7 to discuss our latest pension report, Playing Favorites.
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5/3/2012
Illinois Policy Institute report supports ending state practice of paying "employer share" of teacher pension costs.
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5/3/2012
The Institute's pension report was featured in this editorial in the Rockford Register Star.
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5/2/2012
The Institute's John Tillman discussed Illinois' ongoing pension problems on FOX Business this morning.
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4/26/2012
Illinois is still reality-averse, so Americans may soon learn the importance of the freedom to fail in a system of competitive federalism.
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4/25/2012
This law was signed by Gov. Quinn in March 2011 and went into effect in July 2011. It was meant as a revenue grab but instead drove technology-based jobs out of Illinois, most notably, FatWallet.com and CouponCabin.com.
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4/20/2012
The Institute's John Tillman appeared on Chicago Tonight to discuss how to save Illinois' Medicaid program.
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4/16/2012
The Chicago Tribune published this editorial by the Institute's Kristina Rasmussen.
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4/12/2012
The Institute's Director of Outreach, Brian Costin, appeared on Peoria TV to discuss the lack of transparency on local government websites.
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4/12/2012
The Northwest Herald published this guest column by the Institute's Diana Rickert.
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4/11/2012
The Institute's Kristina Rasmussen appeared on Varney & Co. on FOX Business to discuss how Illinois' unfunded pensions and health care obligations are hurting the state budget.
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4/9/2012
The Chicago Tribune editorialized about the Institute's latest report on retiree health care.
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4/3/2012
Fitch Ratings ranked the states by their debt burdens and pension obligations compared to personal income. Is it a surprise Illinois had the second worst ranking?
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4/2/2012
The Institute's Executive Vice President Kristina Rasmussen was quoted in an editorial published by the Northwest Herald which evaluated the Governor's budget in comparison to Budget Solutions 2013, an annual alternative to the Governor's state budget.
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4/2/2012
The Daily Herald published an editorial that highlighted a recent story about Illinois trial judges being the highest in the nation.
The story featured research and commentary from the Illinois Policy Institute.
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4/2/2012
Institute CEO John Tillman talks with ABC-7 about the Illinois Teachers Retirement System potentially running dry by 2029.
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3/30/2012
Illinois Policy Institute Senior Fellow Leonard Gilroy was interviewed by the Associated Press about Mayor Emmanuel's $7 billion public-private partnership plan for Chicago.
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3/30/2012
The Institute's senior director of government affairs, Collin Hitt, was quoted in an Illinois Statehouse News article about a former University of Illinois President receiving a golden parachute funded by the students and taxpayers.
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3/29/2012
Chicago has the second highest taxes on meals of the 50 largest U.S. cities. Check out the Institute's interactive dashboard on meal taxes to see how we stack up.
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3/27/2012
The Institute's health care policy analyst, Jonathan Ingram, was a guest on Morning NewsWatch with Bob Murray on WTAX radio in Springfield. Jonathan discussed the Supreme Court hearing opening arguments in the case against ObamaCare.
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3/27/2012
Jacob Huebert, Associate Counsel at the Liberty Justice Center, was a guest on "Politics Tonight" with Paul Lisnek on CLTV. Jacob discussed the issue of constitutionality of ObamaCare and what it could mean for Congressional powers in the future.
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3/26/2012
The Washington Examiner published an opinion piece by the Institute's health care policy analyst, Jonathan Ingram. Jonathan's piece highlights how Medicaid and the national health overhaul has affected President Obama's home state of Illinois.
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3/26/2012
John Tillman, CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute, was interviewed for a Chicago Tribune story about how overburdensome regulations from the IRS will affect taxpayers and small business people.
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3/21/2012
Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman appeared on "Public Affairs" with host Jeff Berkowitz to discuss rising gas prices, school choice, the Illinois primary elections and other current events.
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3/19/2012
The Institute's Executive Vice President Kristina Rasmussen appeared on "Varney & Co." to discuss the upcoming presidential primary in Illinois.
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3/19/2012
Collin Hitt, senior director of government affairs at the Institute, was quoted in an Illinois Statehouse News story about state Rep. Roger Eddy.
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3/19/2012
Liberty Justice Center attorney Jacob Heubert was mentioned in a Reason magazine news story about the case of Julie Crowe, whose vehicle-for-hire application was denied due to the political influence of her would-be competitors.
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3/15/2012
John Tillman, CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute, was a guest on "Riley & Scot" on WROK Newstalk 1440 to discuss the Institute's release of "Budget Solutions 2013," a nine-step turnaround plan that would save Illinois $7 billion.
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3/13/2012
Ted Dabrowski, the Institute's vice president of policy, was featured in Crain's Chicago Business.
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3/9/2012
John Tillman, CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute, appeared on "Politics Tonight" to discuss the Institute's release of "Budget Solutions: 2013," a nine-step plan to save the state $7 billion.
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3/9/2012
John Tillman, CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute, was featured on WBBM Newsradio in an excerpt from Thursday's press conference releasing the Institute's fourth annual alternative to governor's state budget.
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3/8/2012
"Sallie Krawcheck's 'Money-Market Funds Aren't What You Think' (op-ed, Feb. 29) is, I hope, the start of a well-deserved dissection of this misunderstood and dangerous industry."
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3/7/2012
The Institute is releasing its fourth annual alternative to the governor’s budget. This year’s release, dubbed “Budget Solutions 2013,” outlines nine steps that lawmakers can take to save $7 billion and put the state back on the path to fiscal solvency.
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3/7/2012
On March 20, Illinois voters will select who they think can best beat President Obama in November. The country will be watching, because no electorate knows Obama and his big-government, high-tax policies better than Illinois.
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2/29/2012
Jacob Huebert, attorney at the Liberty Justice Center, appeared on The Morning Rush with Robert Rees to discuss the case of Julie Crowe, an entrepreneur who is suing the city of Bloomington for arbitrarily denying her vehice-for-hire application.
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2/29/2012
Liberty Justice Center client Julie Crowe was featured on Central Illinois TV about the lawsuit she is filing against the city of Bloomington over her arbitrarily denied vehicle-for-hire license application.
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2/29/2012
Liberty Justice Center attorneys Jacob Heubert and Greg Bedell were featured in a WJBC news article detailing their case involving Julie Crowe, a woman suing the city of Bloomington over denial of her vehicle-for-hire license application.
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2/29/2012
Liberty Justice Center attorney Jacob Heubert was featured in a Central Illinois TV news story to discuss how the city of Bloomington is not giving Crowe a fair shot at competition.
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2/29/2012
Liberty Justice Center attorneys Jacob Heubert and Greg Bedell were featured in a Pantagraph news story about the case of Julie Crowe, a woman suing the city of Bloomington for her vehicle-for-hire license application being denied to limit competition.
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2/28/2012
Jonathan Ingram, healthcare policy analyst at the Institute, appeared on WSOY to discuss how the federal health overhaul will affect Illinois families.
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2/28/2012
Greg Bedell, chief counsel of the Liberty Justice Center, had a letter to the editor featured in the Wall Street Journal
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2/24/2012
Kristina Rasmussen, executive vice president at the Institute, appeared on Varney & Co. on FOX Business to discuss the mismatch between Gov. Quinn's rhetoric and the content of his budget documents.
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2/23/2012
John Tillman, CEO of the Illinois
Policy Institute, appeared on Chicago
Tonight to discuss Gov. Quinn's
budget address.
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2/22/2012
Ted Dabrowski, vice president of policy at the Institute, appeared on "Politics Tonight" to discuss Gov. Quinn's proposal to cut $2 billion from Medicaid.
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2/21/2012
Kristina Rasmussen, executive vice president of the Institute, appeared on Varney & Co. on FOX Business to discuss Caterpillar's decision to bypass Illinois and build its new factory in Georgia.
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2/16/2012
John Tillman, CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute, spoke with John Cody on WBBM about the new city measure to intercept state income tax refunds from scofflaws.
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2/16/2012
John Tillman, CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute, spoke with Mike Parker on CBS 2 Chicago about fiscal notes.
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2/14/2012
John Tillman, CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute, appeared on FOX Chicago to discuss the Water Reclamation District's taxpayer-funded lawsuits over alley property.
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2/13/2012
Ted Dabrowski, vice president of policy at the Institute, discusses the Youth Connection Charter School program with Dana Kozlov on CBS 2 Chicago.
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2/10/2012
The Daily Herald editorial board responds to a story which featured a report from the Institute about fiscal notes.
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2/6/2012
Crain's Chicago Business published a letter to the editor written by the Institute's Vice President of Policy Ted Dabrowski.
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2/2/2012
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel published a guest editorial written by the Institute's Executive Vice President Kristina Rasmussen.
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1/31/2012
John Tillman, CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute, appeared on Varney & Co. on FOX Business to discuss Illinois' recent unemployment numbers.
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1/31/2012
Kristina Rasmussen, executive vice president of the Institute, spoke with Bob Murray on WTAX about the Institute's new pension calculator.
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1/26/2012
Website calculates how much money private sector workers would need to save for retirement to match government pension amounts
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1/26/2012
Illinois was one of only four states to see their unemployment rates increase from January 2011 to December 2011. Use our interactive dashboard to explore the numbers behind "Wrong way, Illinois," the Institute's latest policy report.
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1/18/2012
Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman spoke with Elliott Davis from FOX St. Louis about Moody's recent downgrade of Illinois' debt.
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1/12/2012
In the year since Illinois enacted record tax increases, the state's unemployment numbers have worsened, businesses have fled the state and the backlog of bills remains in the billions.
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1/9/2012
Last week the Institute released a series of reports looking at how pension costs will affect school spending. Here is what they're saying about it.
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1/6/2012
Collin Hitt talks about the Institute's Pensions vs. schools report series.
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1/5/2012
The Institute's migration report was featured in Forbes.
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1/5/2012
The Institute's Pensions vs. schools: Higher education report was featured in Crain's Chicago Business.
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12/22/2011
Kristina Rasmussen, Executive vice president of the Illinois Policy Institute, wrote a piece that was published by the Daily Chronicle.
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12/21/2011
Kristina Rasmussen, Executive Vice President of the Illinois Policy Institute, participated in a press conference to speak against FutureGen.
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12/21/2011
Review of IRS data shows rampant out-migration to states with lower taxes and housing costs, border states
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12/21/2011
Kristina Rasmussen, Executive Vice President of the Illinois Policy Institute wrote a guest editorial in the Daily Chronicle about online tax collection.
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12/20/2011
The Institute's research was featured in The Wall Street Journal.
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12/19/2011
John Tillman, CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute, spoke with The Wall Street Journal about Illinois politics.
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12/15/2011
Kristina Rasmussen, Executive vice president of the Illinois Policy Institute, spoke with FOX Chicago about the tax cuts given to CME, Sears and other businesses
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12/14/2011
Collin Hitt, the senior director of government affairs at the Illinois Policy Institute, spoke with the Illinois Statehouse News about public sector pensions.
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12/13/2011
John Tillman, CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute speaks about the State's out of control spending.
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12/13/2011
Kristina Rasmussen, Executive Vice President of the Illinois Policy Institute, speaks with WCIA 3 News about the Institute's cost of Blago report.
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12/13/2011
The Illinois Policy Institute and the Peoria Chamber of Commerce hosted a discussion about digital learning with former West Virgina Gov. Bob Wise. The event was covered on TV in Central Illinois.
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12/12/2011
Collin Hitt, the Institute's senior director of government affairs, was quoted in The Wall Street Journal about the cost of a tax break for select companies in Illinois
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12/8/2011
ABC-7 Chicago featured the Illinois Policy Institute's latest report, "Blago vs. Illinois taxpayers" on Chuck Goudie's I-Team report.
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12/8/2011
The Illinois Policy Institute's latest report, Blago vs. Illinois taxpayers, was featured in numerous media outlets.
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12/6/2011
The Institute's new paper on the cost of Blago was featured on FOX Chicago.
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12/6/2011
Check out job growth by state between 2000 to 2010 in our new interactive dashboard and see how Illinois stacks up.
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12/1/2011
Illinois Policy Institute report prompts state officials to correct flaw with state Transparency and Accountability Portal
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11/30/2011
Kristina Rasmussen talks with ABC-7 news about the proposed tax deal.
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11/30/2011
Kristina Rasmussen spoke with FOX Chicago about the proposed tax bill.
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11/30/2011
Collin Hitt spoke with Mike McConnell on WGN radio about the proposed tax deal.
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11/30/2011
Past salaries of state employees will be put back on the Illinois Transparency and Accountability Portal, after the Institute discovered that they were removed after one year.
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11/28/2011
With the rotten state of public finances in Illinois, this is no time for the government to begin playing games with taxpayers.
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11/24/2011
Illinois has a limit to how much information it is willing to share with the public on its transparency website.
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11/22/2011
The Illinois Policy Institute's Collin Hitt appears on FOX Springfield.
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11/17/2011
According to the Institute's report, Now you see it, now you don't, the state has been removing information about how much state workers were paid in past years.
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11/16/2011
The Illinois Policy Institute did a quick accounting Tuesday morning and reported that so far this year a suburban family of four making $59,000 a year would pay an estimated $1,700 a year more with with all the increases in taxes and assorted fees.
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11/15/2011
Collin Hitt, the Institute's senior director of government affairs, was quoted in The Wall Street Journal about a tax break for select major companies in Illinois.
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11/9/2011
In February, Illinois borrowed $3.8 billion and paid a higher interest rate spread than any of the other 49 states. This means the financial markets believe that Illinois is the state most likely to default on its obligations.
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11/9/2011
Illinois Policy Institute Senior Fellow Marc Levine appeared on Chicago Tonight to discuss the importance of pension reform.
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10/27/2011
The Institute's Executive Vice President, Kristina Rasmussen discussed on WTAX-radio in Springfield why lawmakers should repeal the affiliate nexus law.
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10/27/2011
An update on the Institute's Illinois open government website.
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10/20/2011
The Chicago Tribune published a commentary piece by Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman.
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10/13/2011
In nearly half of public school districts, teachers pay nothing toward their own retirement
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9/28/2011
The results from a Local Transparency Project audit in the Bloomington area.
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9/26/2011
CEO John Tillman discussed the Institute's latest public opinion poll, Pulse of Illinois, on WROK-radio in Rockford.
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9/23/2011
The Institute's Collin Hitt was a guest on the Scott Robbins Show on WMBD-radio in Peoria.
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9/21/2011
The Institute's Mark Cavers was a guest on Bob Murray's morning radio show on WTAX-Springfield to discuss the findings of the September 2011 poll.
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9/20/2011
The Institute's Mark Cavers discusses the results of the Illinois Policy Institute and Manhattan Institute's poll, Pulse of Illinois, on WMAY radio in Springfield.
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9/20/2011
The Institute's Government Reform Policy Analyst, Mark Cavers, was a guest on ConnectFM in Champaign.
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9/19/2011
The Institute's Executive Vice President, Kristina Rasmussen, was a guest on ConnectFM in Champaign.
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9/9/2011
"District 230, you see, has chosen to keep fees high even though it has been running multimillion-dollar budget surpluses for years."
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9/9/2011
Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman appeared on FOX Chicago to discuss Gov. Quinn's proposal to close several state facilities and layoff state workers.
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9/6/2011
John and Jeff discuss whether it's too late to repeal the state income tax increase, Chicago Public Schools spending $15,000 per student and the possibility of doubling tollroad rates.
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9/6/2011
Illinois Policy Institute Executive Vice President Kristina Rasmussen appeared on NBC-17 Springfield to discuss the governor's proposed budget cuts.
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9/4/2011
Matt Patterson, the Illinois Policy Institute's Senior Fellow, National Correspondent, had an op-ed published in the Rockford Register Star.
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9/1/2011
The Illinois Policy Institute CEO joined "Public Affairs" host Jeff Berkowitz for a wide-ranging discussion of Illinois's political landscape and economic condition.
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9/1/2011
Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman appeared on FOX Business Network to explain how January's income tax hike has stifled economic recovery and why President Obama must learn from Gov. Quinn's mistakes.
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8/31/2011
The Institute's Brian Costin was featured in press coverage of recent Local Transparency Project results for Countryside and Riverside.
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8/29/2011
A Forbes op-ed contributor used Institute to demonstrate the inhospitable business climate that failed policies have created in Illinois.
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8/26/2011
The Institute's Vice President of Policy linked the state's dismal economic performance to Springfield's failed policies.
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8/23/2011
The Institute's CEO joined hosts Don Wade & Roma to discuss the Institute's recent findings that Illinois lost more jobs in July than any other state.
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8/23/2011
The Institute's Vice President of Policy joined
WMAY-AM Springfield host Ray Lytle to discuss
how increasing Illinoisans' tax burden harms the
state's economic climate.
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8/22/2011
The Institute's Vice President of External Relations participated in an extended debate of national health care reform on CLTV's "Politics Tonight."
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8/16/2011
Senior Budget and Tax Policy Analyst Amanda Griffin-Johnson was featured in a Moline Dispatch/Rock Island Argus story about Illinois's unprofitable state fair.
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8/12/2011
The Institute's Vice President of External Relations was a featured guest on WTTW's Chicago Tonight to discuss the "super committee" charged with reducing the federal debt.
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8/12/2011
Orland Park's collaboration with the Institute to earn 100% on the Local Transparency Project rubric has generated significant buzz surrounding government accountability.
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8/11/2011
Illinois Policy Institute Executive Vice President Kristina Rasmussen was featured in a Daily Herald report detailing the daily allowances and travel expenses afforded state legislators.
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8/8/2011
The Institute's CEO appeared on FOX Chicago news with Robin Robinson to debate the reasons for, and potential impact of, the recent credit downgrade.
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8/2/2011
The Institute's Vice President of External Relations was featured in a New York Times "Room for Debate" feature on conservative Republicans' approach to debt ceiling negotiations.
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8/1/2011
Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman was featured in a Northwest Herald report highlighting shortcomings of the state constitution's balanced budget requirement.
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7/28/2011
Obstacles confronted by the Institute in compiling "Out of Sync" prompted the Bloomington Pantagraph to demand comprehensive, statewide government workforce information.
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7/27/2011
The Illinois Policy Institute's Adopt-a-District
Rockford training seminar was featured on the
evening news for the area's CBS affiliate.
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7/25/2011
An editorial from the Sauk Valley News highlighted "Out of Sync," the Institute's new report on employee compensation in Illinois.
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7/25/2011
A collection of the earned media from the report, "Out of Sync: Government and Private Employee Compensation in Illinois."
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7/24/2011
A guest op-ed by Ted Dabrowski, the Illinois Policy Institute's Vice President of Policy, was published in the Belleville News Democrat.
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7/22/2011
The Institute's Kristina Rasmussen penned an op-ed published in the Washington Times.
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7/21/2011
Based on "Out of Sync," the Institute's new report on employee compensation, the Decatur Herald & Review editorial board concludes that reform is needed at both state and local levels.
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7/21/2011
After studying the Institute's new report on employee compensation, Northwest Herald editor Kevin Lyons concludes, "it’s getting harder and harder to say that public employees aren’t getting paid fairly or more than fairly now."
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7/21/2011
The Institute's Executive Vice President appeared on the WGN-AM fixture to discuss the federal government's fiscal woes.
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7/20/2011
The Southern reported on the Institute's new report that illustrates a growing gap in compensation between the two sectors.
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7/20/2011
Vice President of Policy Ted Dabrowski was
interviewed for an ABC-7 Chicago report on
"Out of Sync," the Institute's new report on
employee compensation in Illinois.
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7/19/2011
Wendell Cox, a Visiting Scholar with the Illinois Policy Institute, discussed "Out of Sync," his new report on employer compensation in Illinois, with Jim Leach on WMAY-AM.
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7/19/2011
Executive Vice President joined WTAX host Bob
Murray to discuss the Institute's new report on
employee compensation.
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7/19/2011
The Institute's Senior Director of Government Affairs laid out the growing disparity between compensation for state workers and private employees on the central Illinois NBC affiliate.
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7/19/2011
Comments the Vice President of Policy were
featured in a WBBM Newsradio report on "Out of
Sync," the Institute's new report on employee
compensation in Illinois.
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7/19/2011
Illinois Policy Institute Executive Vice President Kristina Rasmussen joined WROK-AM host Scot Bertram to discuss "Out of Sync," the Institute's new report highlighting the disparity between state employees' compensation and that of the private sector.
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7/18/2011
The Illinois Policy Institute's CEO was quoted in a SmartMoney.com report on the behind-the-scenes costs of state fairs.
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7/17/2011
The Institute's recent report, "Get Out the Veto Pen," was featured with commentary from Executive Vice President Kristina Rasmussen in a Scott Reeder column published in the Quad Cities Dispatch.
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7/13/2011
Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman appeared on FOX Chicago to discuss the state supreme court's decision to green light the capital construction bill.
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7/10/2011
The Institute's Executive Vice President
appeared on "America's Nightly Scorecard" to
discuss Gov. Quinn's decision to union leaders'
demands for a third pay hike this year despite a
lack of funds.
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7/10/2011
The Institute's Vice President for Policy joined local-access host Jeff Berkowitz for a wide-ranging interview.
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7/7/2011
Institute CEO John Tillman was featured in a Mike Flannery report on FOX Chicago.
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7/7/2011
The Institute's Kristina Rasmussen was quoted in an Illinois Statehouse News report.
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7/6/2011
Institute CEO John Tillman's comments were featured on WBBM-AM Chicago and WJBC-AM Bloomington.
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7/5/2011
Institute CEO John Tillman appeared on WTTW-Chicago's "Chicago Tonight" to discuss Springfield's budget gimmickry.
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7/1/2011
The Institute's Executive Vice President, joining host Elizabeth MacDonald, called on the Obama administration to crack down on entitlement abuse.
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6/29/2011
The Institute's Kristina Rasmussen was featured in a Daily Herald report about Illinois legislators' $1.7 million stipends.
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6/27/2011
Institute CEO John Tillman appeared on "Extension 720" with Milt Rosenberg.
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6/24/2011
Institute CEO John Tillman appeared on FOX Chicago News to discuss Ald. Ed Burke's four-officer security detail.
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6/23/2011
Institute CEO John Tillman appeared on FOX Chicago's "Good Day Chicago" to outline Springfield's unwillingness to reduce spending.
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6/23/2011
John Tillman, the Institute's CEO, joined host
Scot Bertram to highlight problems in, and
alternatives to, Springfield's 2012 budget.
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6/22/2011
Collin Hitt joined host Bob Murray to discuss the Institute's recent "Budget FAIL" findings.
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6/21/2011
John Tillman joined Cisco Cotto in studio just to tell him how bad the budget plan that the Governor is championing is to Illinois. How, according to John, is Governor Quinn hiding the fact that this budget will send Illinois into financial ruin?
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6/21/2011
Jim talks with Collin Hitt of the Illinois Policy Institute about Illinois's budget.
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6/21/2011
An Illinois Statehouse News report published in the Kane County Chronicle featured Collin Hitt's remarks at the Institute's "Budget FAIL" press conference in Springfield.
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6/20/2011
Collin Hitt's comments on the accounting gimmicks present in the proposed budget plan were featured in Quad Cities newspapers.
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6/19/2011
The Institute's Collin Hitt was featured in a Rockford Register Star report concerning the costs to taxpayers of retired public employees' health insurance plans.
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6/18/2011
State government in Illinois is poised to spend more in fiscal 2012 than it did in fiscal 2011.
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6/17/2011
CBS-2 Chicago featured Institute Executive Vice
President Kristina Rasmussen in an investigation
into the diversion of state funds to lower-
priority local line items.
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6/16/2011
The Institute's CEO joined Milt Rosenberg to
discuss the results of a poll commissioned in
May by the Institute.
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6/15/2011
Several news outlets seized on the sizable disparity between the transparency scores earned by several of Evanston's governmental entities.
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6/14/2011
The Institute's Collin Hitt was interviewed in a Kankakee Daily Journal report on the recently passed education reform bill.
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6/13/2011
The Institute's Mark Cavers discussed the pressing need for pension reform in a letter to the Sauk Valley newspapers.
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6/12/2011
The Institute's Kristina Rasmussen tackled excessive state spending in a guest editorial for the Belleville News-Democrat.
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6/12/2011
The Rockford Register Star turned to the Institute's Collin Hitt to shed light on the need for state employees to contribute a proportionate share towards their generous pensions.
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6/9/2011
The local evening news featured the Institute's call for Gov. Quinn to cut bait on the Urban Fishing program and other wasteful line items.
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6/9/2011
A WSJ editorial turned to a recent policy chart by the Illinois Policy Institute to slam the state's hostile economic climate and Gov. Quinn's big business favor factory.
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6/9/2011
While Illinois lawmakers have been busy patting themselves on the back for supposedly reining in state spending, the Illinois Policy Institute has identified nearly $50 million in wasteful state programs that should be vetoed from the 2012 budget.
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6/9/2011
ABC's Charles Thomas inteviewed Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman regarding the CME Group's threat to leave Illinois after lawmakers hiked corporate tax rates.
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6/8/2011
The Institute's Collin Hitt was quoted in a Daily Herald article outlining the $1.2 million impact of DuPage and Will Counties' special pensions systems.
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6/7/2011
The Institute's Kristina Ramussen penned a guest editorial highlighting the conflicting impact of two state policies on nursing mothers in Illinois.
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6/6/2011
Illinois lawmakers should reject Governor Quinn's ploy to hold road funds hostage for more agency spending and wasteful earmarks.
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6/3/2011
A guest columnist praised the Institute as "focused like a laser on the state’s debt load."
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6/1/2011
Even after passing the largest tax increase in Illinois’s history earlier this year, lawmakers in Springfield continue to spend beyond their means, writes the Illinois Policy Institute Executive Vice President Kristina Rasmussen.
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6/1/2011
The Institute's Collin Hitt described the 1 percent budget reduction on the Governor's desk as a broken promise.
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6/1/2011
The Institute's Collin Hitt joined WTAX morning host Bob Murray to discuss pensions and the budget.
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5/31/2011
The Illinois Policy Institute's Collin Hitt commented on the Institute's estimate that pension costs in higher education could eclipse state appropriations as soon as 2012.
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5/28/2011
The Institute's Executive Vice President, Kristina Rasmussen, penned an editorial about pension reform in the Rockford Register Star.
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5/28/2011
Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman was quoted in a Northwest Herald column about a poll commissioned by the Institute.
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5/28/2011
Marc Levine, a senior fellow with the Illinois Policy Institute, penned an editorial in the Chicago Sun-Times about the need for pension reform.
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5/26/2011
The Illinois Policy Institute is urging lawmakers to support SB512, the pension reform bill introduced this week. This bill would protect the pensions that public employees have earned to date while helping Illinois regain its fiscal solvency.
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5/25/2011
Illinois Policy Institute Executive Vice President Kristina Rasmussen was interviewed by WCIA-3 News about the pay disparity between public and private sector workers.
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5/25/2011
ABC-20 Springfield reported on pollster Scott Rasmussen's visit to the Illinois Policy Institute.
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5/23/2011
Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman was quoted in a May 22 Daily Herald story about the way Harper College President Ken Ender uses his taxpayer-funded expense account.
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5/19/2011
Dan Proft on FOX Chicago discussing the Illinois state worker pension reform.
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5/18/2011
John Tillman on FOX Chicago discussing Illinois spending $230M to keep businesses from leaving the state.
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5/17/2011
The Illinois Policy Institute was included in an Associated Press story about public and private partnerships and state construction projects.
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5/13/2011
Kristina Rasmussen published in Belleville News Democrat discussing how cigarette tax could lead to tobacco smuggling.
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5/12/2011
Collin Hitt was quoted in an Illinois Statehouse News story about education reform.
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5/12/2011
Collin Hitt discussed pension reform on WMAY-Springfield with host Greg Bishop.
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5/11/2011
John O'Hara on ABC-7 Chicago discussing tax breaks given by Gov. Quinn to businesses who threaten to leave the state.
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5/6/2011
John Tillman was a guest on Steve Stanek's Budget & Tax News podcast. They discussed standing up to government unions and bringing the state's huge unfunded pension liabilities under control.
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5/4/2011
Crain's Chicago Business published an editorial by Illinois Policy Institute Chairman Andy McKenna about pension reform.
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5/3/2011
Executive Vice President Kristina Rasmussen was published in the State Journal-Register discussing Rep. Paul Ryan's federal budget proposal.
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5/3/2011
John Tillman on FOX Chicago discussing school voucher plans.
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5/2/2011
Collin Hitt in Belleville News Democrat discussing government spending priorities.
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4/29/2011
Washington Post columnist George Will turned to an Illinois Policy Institute study to explain the migration of people and tax dollars out of Illinois.
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4/25/2011
The Institute's Collin Hitt was quoted in the Chicago Tribune about online learning for Illinois high school students.
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4/25/2011
Illinois Policy Institute Senior Fellow Marc Levine and State Senator Bill Brady have a op-ed featured in Crain's Chicago Business.
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4/14/2011
John Tillman appeared on CBS 2 Chicago to discuss the benefits of landmark education reforms that passed the Illinois Senate last week.
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4/13/2011
The Illinois Policy Institute applauded the village of Glencoe for earning a record high score in the Local Transparency Project.
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4/13/2011
Illinois Policy Institute Executive Vice President Kristina Rasmussen was quoted as a national expert on high sped rail in a Newark Star Ledger story.
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4/11/2011
Institute's Collin Hitt in Franklin Park Herald-Journal discussing a suggested cut in the share of state collected taxes.
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4/8/2011
John Tillman appeared on FOX Chicago to discuss IDOT workers who are raking in enormous amounts of overtime pay.
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3/30/2011
Collin Hitt on FOX St. Louis discussing East St. Louis Schools
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3/24/2011
The Institute's Collin Hitt was quoted in Belleville News Democrat about high-speed rail.
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3/22/2011
John Tillman on CBS News discussing Chicago’s City Colleges' spending.
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3/15/2011
The Sauk Valley Newspapers editorial board encouraged Gov. Quinn to consider ideas from Budget Solutions 2012 in an editorial published March 15.
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3/14/2011
The Decatur Herald and Review published wrote about the Illinois Policy Institute's "Transparency Checklist" in an editorial about Sunshine Week.
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3/12/2011
Institute CEO John Tillman spoke on 970-AM WMAY about Budget Solutions 2012, a balanced, line-by-line alternative to the budget proposed by Gov. Quinn.
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3/11/2011
Illinois is in a fiscal abyss, and without stringent reforms the state will continue failing. That’s why the nonpartisan Illinois Policy Institute has proposed “Budget Solutions 2012"...
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3/9/2011
Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman appeared on FOX Chicago on March 9 to discuss Senate President John Cullerton's suggestion that retirement income be taxed.
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3/9/2011
Crain's Chicago Business columnist Greg Hinz wrote about Budget Solutions 2012, the Institute's balanced alternative to Gov. Quinn's budget.
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3/9/2011
Illinois Statehouse News wrote a story and produced a video about the Institute's Budget Solutions 2012, which was released March 8.
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3/9/2011
Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman discussed Budget Solutions 2012 with morning hosts Don Wade & Roma on WLS 890-AM.
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3/8/2011
The nonpartisan Illinois Policy Institute released today a balanced, line-by-line alternative to the budget proposed by Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn.
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3/8/2011
Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman presents Budget Solutions 2012.
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3/1/2011
The Institute's John O'Hara appeared on WTTW's Chicago Tonight to discuss the union battle in Wisconsin.
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2/28/2011
The Institute's Director of Government Reform, Kate Piercy, was quoted in a New York Times story about the use of TIF districts in Chicago.
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2/28/2011
Institute CEO John Tillman was featured in a story on the state budget.
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2/23/2011
The Illinois Policy Institute was mentioned in an editorial by the Rockford Register-Star.
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2/22/2011
Illinois Policy Institute's Diana Rickert was a guest on the Tuesday night broadcast of "Chicago Tonight" discussing the union debacle in Wisconsin.
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2/20/2011
Illinois Policy Institute's John O'Hara was an in-studio guest on Monique Caradine's "Perspective" show Sunday on My FOX 50. He talked about the upcoming mayoral election and how voters can encourage Chicago's next mayor keeps their priorities in mind.
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2/20/2011
Institute CEO, John Tillman, was quoted in a Belleville News Democrat story about legislative redistricting.
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2/19/2011
John Tillman was quoted in a State Journal Register story about the unlikelihood that Gov. Quinn would take on public employee unions the way Gov. Walker is doing in Wisconsin.
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2/18/2011
Illinois Policy Institute's Collin Hitt was quoted in a story in the Rockford Register Star about whether the union battles in Wisconsin could occur in Illinois.
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2/18/2011
Illinois Policy Institute's Brian Costin is quoted in a story on local transparency.
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2/18/2011
Illinois Policy Institute's Mark Caver's upcoming visit to the Bureau LaSalle Tea Party meeting is mentioned in the Times of Ottawa.
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2/17/2011
The governor's budget address did not address the real problem of out of control spending, particularly in regard to public employee pensions.
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2/17/2011
Institute CEO, John Tillman, appeared as a panelist to discuss the governor's budget plan.
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2/17/2011
The Chicago Tribune named the Illinois Policy Institute as one of the organizations that has proposed spending reforms in Springfield.
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2/17/2011
Institute CEO, John Tillman, appeared on FOX Chicago to discuss Gov. Quinn's new budget proposal.
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2/17/2011
John Tillman was a guest on Cisco Cotto's Thursday morning show to talk about the problems with Gov. Quinn's budget.
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2/17/2011
The Illinois Policy Institute's Collin Hitt talked with WTAX morning host Bob Murray about why Gov. Quinn's budget is unsustainable and wrong for Illinois.
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2/16/2011
Since taking office, Gov. Quinn has avoided taking on the root causes of Illinois’s fiscal mess. Instead of reducing, restructuring and cutting spending, Gov. Quinn continues to pursue a policy of taxing, borrowing and spending at record rates.
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2/16/2011
Institute CEO, John Tillman, featured in an article on Gov. Quinn's plan to borrow $8.7 Billion in attempt to pay off existing debt.
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2/16/2011
The Illinois Policy Institute's Director of Policy, Collin Hitt, spoke with WIND's Big John & Amy about Gov. Quinn's budget.
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2/15/2011
Institute CEO, John Tillman, on FOX Business discussing the $12.4 billion Gov. Quinn would like to borrow to pay down existing debt.
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2/13/2011
Lee Williams, Institute Investigative Reporter, featured in an article on corruption in the Cook County Adult Probation Department.
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2/12/2011
Institute CEO, John Tillman, featured in an article on reform of the state pension system.
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2/12/2011
Institute featured in a story on the state's debt, tax hike, and raises in Springfield.
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2/10/2011
The Downers Grove Park District and villages of Downers Grove and Willowbrook scored the highest of 16 public agencies recently evaluated in a government transparency audit. The audit was part of the Illinois Policy Institute’s Local Transparency Project.
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2/7/2011
Institute CEO, John Tillman, featured in an article on the two newly elected Republican state-wide officials.
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2/5/2011
The Illinois Policy Institute's Daniel Anthony talked with WBEZ's Steve Edwards about why snow is a good proxy for how well government services its public.
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2/4/2011
Institute CEO, John Tillman, in a story on New Jersey Gov. Christie and his campaign to move businesses from Illinois to New Jersey.
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2/4/2011
Institute CEO, John Tillman, on FOX Chicago discussing the city's response to the blizzard and the cost to the tax payers.
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2/3/2011
Despite a monumental traffic debacle along Lake Shore Drive, the Illinois Policy Institute said Chicago City Hall did an “exceptional job” responding to the Great Blizzard of 2011.
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2/3/2011
Daniel Anthony and the Institute's Snow Squad featured in an article on Mayor Daley's response to the blizzard and the Lake Shore Dive clean up.
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2/3/2011
Daniel Anthony featured on Chicago Tonight discussing the blizzard of 2011.
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1/31/2011
Institute CEO, John Tillman, on First Business discussing the pension funding shortfalls in Illinois and across the U.S., and answering the question of whether a federal bailout for Illinois is near.
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1/28/2011
The Illinois Policy Institute's call to repeal the 66 percent tax increase is featured in an article on state pensions and the tax hike.
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1/28/2011
John Tillman, CEO of the Illinois Public Policy Institute, spoke about tax increases recently passed by state lawmakers.
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1/28/2011
The Illinois Policy Institute is featured in a story on the elimination of pensions for Illinois legislators.
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1/28/2011
See where the Institute has been featured in the news regarding the investigation into the Cook County Adult Probation Department.
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1/27/2011
Institute's investigative reporter, Lee Williams, discusses a negligence suit filed against the Cook County Adult Probation Department and it's chief officer.
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1/27/2011
A joint investigation by FOX Chicago News and the Illinois Policy Institute finds the agency in charge of keeping watch on that predator apparently dropped the ball.
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1/27/2011
The Illinois Policy Institute's investigation is featured in a story on the lawsuit against Cook County Probation Officer Jesse Reyes.
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1/27/2011
Institute CEO, John Tillman, featured in an article on the Barrington Business Economic Summit
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1/24/2011
Illinois Policy Institute study cited in an article on migration of Illinois residents to Indiana.
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1/20/2011
On Jan. 12, 2011, the lame duck 96th General Assembly increased the state personal income tax by 67 percent and the corporate income tax by 46 percent. Illinois is already losing jobs at an alarming rate, and these tax increases will only further hurt the
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1/20/2011
Find the phone number you need to call your local radio station here.
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1/17/2011
It's no surprise the majority of Illinois residents are outraged at the new increase in business and income taxes. Now there are calls for lawmakers to repeal it, and some lawmakers are on board.
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1/14/2011
See where the Institute has been featured in the news regarding the proposed income tax hike.
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1/14/2011
Increases will have immediate, lasting detrimental effects on Illinois’s economy.
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1/13/2011
Illinois already has a bad reputation as a place to do business and the new tax increase approved in Springfield is only going to make the situation worse, according to critics of the tax increase.
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1/12/2011
Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman was an in-studio guest on Cisco Cotto's radio show Tuesday morning.
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1/12/2011
The economy is bad and the state’s fiscal situation is worse. Lawmakers wouldn’t have raised taxes unless they needed to, right? Wrong.
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1/12/2011
Seventy percent of Illinoisans believe state government is spending too much money, according to a study released Wednesday.
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1/6/2011
Kristina Rasmussen is featured in a story about the tax hike battle going on in Springfield.
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1/6/2011
Daniel Anthony and research from the Illinois Policy Institute is featured on the 11:00 a.m. ABC 7 newscast.
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1/3/2011
Good schools are filled with children who learn from good teachers. Bad schools are filled with children, too, but they’re often staffed by adults who aren’t doing their jobs. Read more in this SJR op-ed from Collin Hitt.
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1/3/2011
Kristina Rasmussen from the Statehouse Capitol on January 3, 2011.
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1/3/2011
At Tuesday’s funeral for fallen Chicago Firefighter Edward Stringer, mourners heard from a number of people who praised his work on behalf of the city, but it was some of the words from the fire department's chaplain that had people talking afterward.
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12/28/2010
Debt-driven plan is short sighted and will lead to worsening budget pressure in the coming years.
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12/20/2010
The Illinois Policy Institute Local Transparency Project has sparked a review of transparency policies for the Downers Grove Park District.
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12/17/2010
Even with the federal cash, Illinois taxpayers will be on the hook almost immediately for additional construction, operation and maintenance costs.
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12/16/2010
Illinois could be in store for a tax hike in early January, and Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman appeared on Fox Chicago on December 16 to discuss it.
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12/16/2010
The Illinois Policy Institute, in conjunction with the Tax Foundation has ranked Illinois has the 14th highest taxed state in 2008. As of July 2010, Illinois is ranked as the 8th highest, and Chicago is tied among the highest tax rates in the country.
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12/16/2010
It is astounding that the $427-$516 million cost of full consolidation on 10th Street is more than one-third of the $1.2 billion in “high-speed rail” federal stimulus funding received by Illinois.
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12/16/2010
Illinoisans should get ready for an unpleasant financial surprise in the New Year, and it won't be your holiday shopping credit card bill. Rather, we could be faced with a much larger tax bill from Springfield.
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12/10/2010
Brian Costin, Director of Outreach, is featured in an article about the Institute's Local Transparency Project successes in Burr Ridge.
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12/6/2010
Executive Vice President, Kristina Rasmussen, featured in an article on the budget cuts of the Illinois Arts Council, a major source of funds for arts programs in Illinois.
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12/4/2010
Brian Costin, Director of Outreach, featured in an article on high speed rail projects in Illinois.
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11/19/2010
Kristina Rasmussen appears on WGN Radio, discussing our Spotlight on Spending report regarding Illinois's very high executive officer pay.
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11/17/2010
Policy analyst Ashley Muchow gives an update on the status of pension reform from the Illinois Statehouse. She also explains how the Pension Funding and Fairness Act could be a solution to many of the problems.
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11/16/2010
A vote in the Illinois House of Representatives to overrule the governor's veto means we're very close to having the reviews sealed forever. Kristina Rasmussen has more details from the Capitol.
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11/10/2010
Executive Vice President, Kristina Rasmussen, featured in an article on the state of government jobs in Illinois.
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11/1/2010
Director of education policy Collin Hitt is featured in an article about charter schools in America and the United Kingdom.
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10/28/2010
Millions of dollars found spent on non-sportsmen needs in new investigative report.
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10/21/2010
The poor marks come on the heels of a recent audit conducted by the Institute's Local Transparency Project.
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10/18/2010
Take a look at what other people are saying about our Turnaround Tour.
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10/18/2010
The unveiling of the Last Honest Man and Lee Williams's story Judicial Pay and Perks in the Prairie State has received a lot of attention. Here are some of the samples.
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10/18/2010
"Illinois just doesn’t have the money to spend on many projects that may be desirable but aren’t essential."
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10/15/2010
The Illinois Policy Institute, a non-profit think tank, has issued a new report calling for reform of the Tax Increment Financing process. It’s called Tax Increment Financing: Hidden in Plain Sight.
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10/14/2010
The Institute's Lee Williams appears on Fox Chicago to discuss his story Judicial Perks and Pay in the Prairie State.
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10/13/2010
Kristina Rasmussen pens an op-ed for the State-Journal Register.
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10/12/2010
The belief that Illinois is headed in the wrong direction crosses party lines, if candidate turnout at a Monday forum was any indicator.
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10/12/2010
Elected Officials Should Not Use TIF Money to Shore Up Budget Deficits
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10/12/2010
Illinois ranks 29th in cost of living, yet has one of the highest paid judiciaries in the country.
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10/12/2010
Illinois Policy Institute Director of Marketing and Communications Daniel Anthony is featured on Univision. This is the first time a member of the Institute's staff has been featured on a Spanish-speaking news show.
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10/11/2010
John Tillman appears on Fox Chicago to discuss the 2010 Illinois Capital Bill Piglet Book.
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10/8/2010
Collin Hitt highlights the importance of voting.
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10/8/2010
Kristina Rasmussen explains why if Illinois is going to do reform, they should do it right.
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10/8/2010
Research from the Institute's "Pig Book" is discussed.
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10/6/2010
Take a look at what other people are saying about our Capital Piglet book.
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10/5/2010
Pork-barrel spending financed by more borrowing, higher taxes and fees.
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10/4/2010
Our research about the looming tax increases got mentiond in the Northwest Herald.
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10/4/2010
Our political forum gets coverage from WIFR.
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10/1/2010
Palatine Township turns to the Illinois Policy Institute's Ten-Point Transparency Checklist when researching the issue.
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10/1/2010
$30 million in salaries and film tax credits fail to create jobs.
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10/1/2010
A shortened version of our film Get on Board about the Illinois Turnaround Tour.
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9/29/2010
Governor Quinn’s AFSCME deal puts $20 billion savings in jeopardy.
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9/24/2010
If you were running a failing business, would you hand out 7 percent pay raises, a two-year “no layoff” guarantee, a pledge to close no branches, and then another round of pay hikes topping 8 percent?
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9/24/2010
Who referred him in? Why wasn't this job posted in an open interview process? If there's some new urgent position to be created, why does a guy who when you google him is part of the Family Secrets trial get the job...?
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9/20/2010
"Ralph Martire is correct that the biggest choice facing Illinois' next governor will be how to balance the state's budget. He's dead wrong in pushing job-killing tax hikes over spending reforms."
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9/14/2010
Poll Indicates Voters Support Candidates Who Cut Spending Over Raising Taxes
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9/13/2010
This op-ed from Kate Piercy was featured in last Friday's print edition of the State Journal-Register.
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9/7/2010
Report Reveals Tax Burden Increases Under Proposed Quinn State Tax Hike and End of Bush Tax Cuts
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9/7/2010
Are public sector employees getting too many days paid off? Read this article to see for yourself.
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9/7/2010
The Institute's research has consistently shown that there is an imbalance between public and private compensation.
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9/7/2010
The Chicago Tribune publishes John Tillman's letter to the editor.
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9/5/2010
John Tillman puts name calling aside and says that operating a state fair at a deficit is wrong.
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9/3/2010
Voters will soon have to ask themselves if they want to foot the bill for benefits more generous than their own.
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9/3/2010
Many of the costs of state government budgeting gimmicks are nearly invisible in the short-run, and taxpayers only realize the true costs of fiscal irresponsibility down the road.
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8/31/2010
But several conservative-leaning organizations are seeking to change Illinois through newly formed spinoff campaigns, all aimed at getting candidates to be precise about solutions and getting voters to the ballot box come November.
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8/21/2010
John Tillman suggests some cost cutting measures for the state and advises Governor Quinn not to resort to name calling.
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8/17/2010
See our comprehensive polls results, which demonstrate how dissatisfied Illinois voters are with the state's present situation.
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8/17/2010
John Tillman promotes the Illinois Turnaround Tour.
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8/17/2010
As Illinois families dive into back-to-school shopping, smart moms and dads will account for how looming tax hikes will affect their household spending.
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8/13/2010
The Pantagraph backs the Institute's proposal for scaling back the state fair.
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8/13/2010
Collin Hitt pens ad op-ed in the State Journal-Register about school reform.
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8/13/2010
The Illinois Policy Institute, a state nonpartisan research organization, recently revealed the Illinois State Fair in Springfield and the DuQuoin State Fair lost a combined total of more than $41.8 million between fiscal years 2001 and 2009.
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8/12/2010
Illinois Department of Natural Resources’ program needs overhaul.
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8/12/2010
Earlier this year, the Illinois Policy Institute examined government websites in Hanover Township for information in 10 categories.
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8/12/2010
The Institute observes that while legislators normally get paid $35,000, Illinois lawmakers get $67,000.
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8/11/2010
“Raising the income tax would have catastrophic consequences on the livelihoods of citizens,” Costin said. “We have come up with an alternative budget that is balanced without tax hikes and no additional borrowing.”
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8/11/2010
"From an overall perspective, a lot of government agencies are behind in providing information on their websites," Costin said.
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8/11/2010
The Institute's Brian Costin warns that borrowing with increasing costs is similar to the state taking out a subprime mortgage loan to pay its debts.
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8/11/2010
The Institute's Honest Taxation Pledge is promoted by the Chicago Daily Observer
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8/11/2010
Director of outreach Brian Costin appears on Fox Chicago and explains how a $26 billion spending bill would make a tax increase more likely for Illinois citizens.
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8/9/2010
The Daily Journal backs the Institute's suggestion for a freeze on lawmaker's pay until it falls in line with the national average.
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8/9/2010
Political leaders in Springfield already are planning to pull the wool over voters’ eyes by campaigning against tax increases this fall and then quickly turning around, when the electoral pressure is off, and voting for a big increase.
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8/9/2010
Congress is moving to pass a $26 billion “aid” package for state and local governments. Kristina Rasmussen urges the Illinois Congressional Delegation to oppose this misguided bailout initiative.
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8/5/2010
Most governments within New Trier Township are not doing a very good job of providing information to residents on their websites.
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8/4/2010
A New Mexico newspaper looks at our study and realizes that compared to Illinois, they get their money's worth out of their politicians.
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7/29/2010
The Illinois Policy Institute this spring conducted "online transparency audits" of the websites of government entities within Palatine, Hanover, Schaumburg, Barrington and New Trier township boundaries.
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7/29/2010
Estimated $6 Billion hit to taxpayers would be devastating with economy in shambles.
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7/28/2010
Collin Hitt explains why Milton Friedman was the most important person with ties to Illinois in the 20th century.
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7/23/2010
Heather Wilhelm diagnoses the state of Illinois as a compulsive debtor.
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7/23/2010
Are Illinoisans are getting their money's worth from their state politicians?
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7/23/2010
John Tillman discusses the need for private sector job creation over temporary government job creation.
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7/23/2010
Kristina Rasmussen explains that lawmakers would be empowered if they knew how much they were spending.
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7/22/2010
For a state with a spending problem, Kristina Rasmussen says one solution is to have price tags attached to every bill before it is signed it into law.
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7/22/2010
Did you know Illinois lawmakers enjoy automatic raises without having to vote for them?
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7/22/2010
The Illinois Times profiles the Institute and highlights our (its?) growing influence.
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7/21/2010
New fiscal note policy would ensure lawmakers understand the costs of bills they're passing.
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7/21/2010
John Tillman debates Rep. Lou Lang over why Illinois is broke and how to fix it.
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7/21/2010
In the last installment of the Institute inspired series, John Tillman lists 4 reasons why Illinois is broke and how to balance the budget without increasing taxes.
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7/21/2010
Kristina Rasmussen puts Governor Quinn's budget cuts in perspective using Skittles.
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7/21/2010
With a $98 million project now underway, Kristina Rasmussen argues that plans should be finalized before construction begins.
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7/18/2010
With an operating budget deficit near $13 billion, Illinois state employees are set to receive a pay hike.
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7/15/2010
John Tillman discusses ways for Illinois to balance its budget without raising taxes.
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7/15/2010
While other states and the private sector tighten their belts, public employee spending in Illinois continues to grow and increase wages.
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7/15/2010
Michael Demkovich is featured in the Examiner. He discusses the NBA's maximum salary rule and how it hampers a team's ability to compete for talent in the NBA.
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7/14/2010
The first sentence of Brian Costin's summary of the Illinois budget situation says it all: "Illinois is in rough shape."
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7/13/2010
Our state's poor performance with taxes and job creation shows that raising taxes is not the answer.
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7/12/2010
Kristina Rasmussen talks about cutting expenses of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, which would save taxpayers around $50 million.
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7/9/2010
The Illinois Policy Institute provides examples of wasteful expenditures by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
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7/8/2010
Kristina Rasmussen is featured in the Examiner highlighting Illinois' budget problems and Governor Quinn's weak efforts to correct them.
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7/8/2010
John Tillman appears on Fox Chicago on July 6 to discuss Illinois's recent minimum wage increase and the consequences it will have for small business owners.
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7/6/2010
While Illinois politicians continue to play the blame game for the state's fiscal problems, the Illinois Policy Institute provides concrete solutions.
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7/2/2010
With a budget deficit of $13 billion, Vice President Kristina Rasmussen questions the effectiveness of Governor Quinn's budget cuts.
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7/2/2010
Governor Quinn claims to have tighten the government's belt while Kristina Rasmussen explains he merely shifted it.
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6/30/2010
The state of Illinois keeps funding pork projects in spite of crushing debt.
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6/25/2010
The crosstown classic continues this weekend. But which side of town better exemplifies the principles of freedom we hold so dear?
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6/24/2010
Amanda Griffin-Johnson is featured in the Examiner. She writes about the problems with Illinois's current "kick the can down the road" strategy.
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6/23/2010
Illinois is on the edge of an economic abyss: low on cash, low on options and the evidence is not pretty.
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6/19/2010
The General Assembly ended up approving a general appropriations bill at the end of May that kept spending at roughly the same levels as last year, despite nearly $6 billion in unpaid bills.
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6/17/2010
During a time when the Gulf oil disaster and the ever-increasing and mind-numbing federal debt are (rightly) dominating the news, it is easy to forget about the overwhelming fiscal challenges facing our own state government.
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6/14/2010
The lack of leadership from elected officials in our state reared its ugly head again this week. Illinois will likely be stuck with another unbalanced budget, thanks in large part to two retiring Republican legislators.
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6/7/2010
State lawmakers have yet to come up with a solution for the budget crisis. Meanwhile, the Illinois Policy Institute is shedding light on the overspending that helped get us into this mess.
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6/7/2010
A new study released by the Illinois Policy Institute shows how much money you make doesn't depend on what you do for a living--it depends on who you work for.
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6/7/2010
Chicago's public schools have a shorter school day than schools in New York, Los Angeles and practically every district in Illinois.
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6/7/2010
As a resident and taxpayer of Hanover Township I am appalled to see the new allegations of questionable expenditures in the amount of $300,000.
It is apparent that appropriate safeguards weren't in place to prevent such actions.
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6/3/2010
What would it take for you to cut prison inmates' hair for a living? How about $66,000 a year?
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6/3/2010
One government watchdog group says the state is paying too much for its help. The Illinois Policy Institute released a study comparing the salaries of state workers against their private-sector counterparts.
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6/3/2010
A report released Wednesday by a conservative policy group claims there's a pay disparity between private sector jobs and their public sector counterparts.
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6/3/2010
What it would take to convince you to cut prison inmates’ hair for a living? How about $66,000 a year? That’s the average pay of Illinois’ contingent of a couple dozen barbers, most of whom work for the state prison system, according to a new report.
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6/2/2010
First in series finds sampling of public workers’ salaries drastically higher than statewide averages.
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6/1/2010
Now more than ever, local governments across Illinois are experiencing significant declines in revenue sources, and because of this pressure, some are revaluating how they operate and discovering some unnecessary spending habits and stale routines.
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5/28/2010
John Tillman appears in-studio on Fox Chicago and makes the case for why Gov. Quinn should make some tough cuts over asking for more money from Illinois families.
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5/28/2010
Kristina Rasmussen pens an op-ed with Better Government Association executive director Andy Shaw.
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5/28/2010
The lack of leadership from elected officials in our state reared its ugly head again this week. Illinois will likely be stuck with another unbalanced budget, thanks in large part to two retiring GOP legislators.
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5/27/2010
Springfield, Ill. - Democrats in Springfield are about to pass a state budget that would be a mere band-aid on Illinois' $13 billion deficit. What does it mean for you?
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5/27/2010
Institute CEO John Tillman has a letter to the editor featured in the State Journal-Register.
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5/27/2010
Illinois Policy Institute highlights votes of Reps. Black, Biggins and Miller on misguided budget policy.
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5/25/2010
Last month, lawmakers passed a proposal that would prohibit state agencies from releasing employee evaluations of state workers if a Freedom of Information Act request is submitted.
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5/25/2010
Illinois Policy Institute Calls on Rock Island board to rectify salary increase gaffe.
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5/24/2010
Think tank report card: charters outperform district schools 69.2% of the time.
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5/19/2010
Kristina Rasmussen has an op-ed featured in the State Journal-Register. She outlines the path the legislature should take to balance our state's budget.
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5/19/2010
When the Cleveland Cavaliers strolled into Chicago earlier this year to take on the Bulls, do you know who had the most expensive ticket to see that game? It was LeBron James.
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5/13/2010
John Tillman is featured in the Chicago Tribune. He discusses school choice.
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5/11/2010
In Illinois, GOP legislators side with teachers unions.
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5/10/2010
Kristina Rasmussen appears on a Fox Chicago report saying how lawmakers need to make tough decisions and look to make cuts in order to balance the budget.
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5/7/2010
As the Illinois legislature passed a temporary budget in the middle of the night, some alternative ideas went overlooked. Kristina Rasmussen appears on Fox Chicago to discuss the Institute's Budget Solutions 2011.
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5/7/2010
Did your legislator stand up for the kids? Or did they stand with the union lobbyists?
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5/7/2010
Director of education policy Collin Hitt gives an update on SB 2494, the bill that would give vouchers to students in Chicago's worst schools.
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5/7/2010
Executive vice president Kristina Rasmussen gives an update on the intense debate going on in the House on the state budget.
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5/4/2010
Kristina Rasmussen's letter is featured in the Daily Herald. She explains why something like a cigarette tax would affect all taxpayers, not just smokers.
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5/4/2010
Towns, cities, and villages are lining up to get more dollars from the state to fund projects intended to bring tourists in. John Tillman appears on ABC Chicago and wonders if this is really the best policy for our state.
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4/28/2010
Collin Hitt gives at update on the status of SB 2494, the bill that would give vouchers to students in struggling schools in Chicago.
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4/28/2010
John Tillman discusses the passage of the Sunshine Act, an important bill that will allow citizens to hold government accountable.
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4/28/2010
The Sunshine Commission Act unanimously passed out of the Senate yesterday and is now waiting to be signed into law by Governor Quinn. The Commission’s ability to rid the state of wasteful spending and programs will be an important tool for gov. reform.
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4/27/2010
The Wall Street Journal again cites the Institute's work on SB 2494.
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4/27/2010
An article from the Tribune's Dennis Byrne cites the Institute's Budget Solutions 2011 as an "boldly asserting that the budget can be balanced without any tax increase."
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4/26/2010
Support for Sen. James Meeks' school choice bill is coming in from major newspapers across the state and the Illinois Policy Institute's research has been integral in shaping opinion on the matter.
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4/23/2010
The Rockford Register Star comes out in favor of Sen. Meeks' voucher program and cites research from the Illinois Policy Institute.
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4/22/2010
April 15th has come and gone, but Illinoisans need to be perpetually vigilant about taxes—especially when our state leaders are constantly thinking up ways to increase them.
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4/22/2010
Landmark school voucher program provides opportunity for Illinois children.
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4/21/2010
The Illinois Policy Institute's John O'Hara was the featured guest on the Daily Show on April 20.
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4/21/2010
An op-ed from James Meeks and Andy McKenna cites research from the Illinois Policy Institute.
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4/20/2010
Meeks' voucher bill, now being considered in the House Executive Committee, will offer 22,000 kids hope for a better life.
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4/20/2010
An editorial in the Chicago Tribune mentions the Institute's proposals as responsible and sensible ideas to solve the budget crisis facing the state.
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4/17/2010
Executive Vice President Kristina Rasmussen discusses Pension Reform for the State of Illinois.
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4/16/2010
John Tillman appears on Fox Chicago on the evening of the Tax Day Tea Parties in Chicago.
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4/15/2010
Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman's speech at the 2010 Tax Day Tea Party at Daley Plaza in Chicago.
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4/15/2010
Illinois Policy Institute Executive Vice President Kristina Rasmussen's speech at the 2010 Tax Day Tea Party at Daley Plaza in Chicago.
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4/15/2010
Illinois Policy Institute Vice President of External Relations John O'Hara's speech at the 2010 Tax Day Tea Party at Daley Plaza in Chicago.
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4/15/2010
Free market think tank announces “Turnaround” campaign to reform state government
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4/14/2010
Over the past year, millions of Americans have come off of the sidelines and involved themselves in the political process as part of the widespread tea party movement.
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4/9/2010
Collin Hitt, the Institute's Director of Education Policy, has an op-ed on school vouchers featured in the State Journal-Register.
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4/8/2010
The WSJ calls the bill that recently passed out of the Illinois legislature and important first step toward fixing Illinois public pension funding problem.
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4/7/2010
The SJR editorial board says, ''A bill Meeks shepherded through the Illinois Senate two weeks ago could have an immediate impact for thousands of students in some of Chicago’s most severely under-performing public schools.''
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3/29/2010
An editorial from the Chicago Tribune mentions the Institute's Budget Solutions 2011.
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3/29/2010
Sen. Meeks' landmark school voucher program provides opportunities for Illinois children.
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3/29/2010
Legislation would mitigate the burden of federal health care law on Illinois citizens.
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3/25/2010
Study shows 13 of 17 suburban governments don’t make the grade.
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3/24/2010
Village of Lindenhurst uses common sense cost cutting to balance budget.
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3/22/2010
John Tillman, CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute, has an op-ed featured in Crane's Chicago Business.
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3/17/2010
John O'Hara appears on Fox Chicago the morning of March 17 to discuss the Institute's Budget Solutions 2011, which calls for no tax increases, no borrowing, and for state government to make responsible cuts while still being able to provide core services.
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3/17/2010
Budget Solutions 2011 is receiving attention throughout the state as an alternative way to balance the budget without a tax hike.
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3/17/2010
The State Journal-Register profiles the Illinois Policy Institute's Budget Solutions 2011
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3/17/2010
Kristina Rasmussen is critical of state Governor Quinn's 'kick the can down the road' strategy and touts Budget Solutions 2011 as a better alternative.
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3/17/2010
ABC Chicago covers the Illinois Policy Institute's challenge to Governor Quinn that a tax increase is not necessary to balance Illinois's budget.
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3/17/2010
Institute CEO John Tillman calls into CLTV to talk about an alternative budget, which puts the people of Illinois first and forces employee unions to the negotiating table instead of taxpayers.
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3/16/2010
Yes, there are. John Tillman of the Illinois Policy Institute appears on Fox Chicago the night of March 15 giving a preview of Budget Solutions 2011, an alternate budget proposal that calls for no tax increase.
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3/16/2010
An Associated Press article features Budget Solutions 2011.
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3/16/2010
Proposal offers comprehensive budget solution without tax hike.
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3/10/2010
Immediately following Governor Quinn's budget address, John Tillman debated Ralph Martire of the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability on whether the 33% tax increase that Gov. Quinn called for is really necessary.
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3/10/2010
John Tillman appeared on Chicago Tonight on March 10 to respond to Governor Quinn's proposed budget.
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3/8/2010
As the press conference unveiling the Illinois Policy Institute's 2010 Economic Reform Agenda, the Institute's CEO John Tillman explains what a tax increase would mean to the Illinois families that would have to pay it.
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3/5/2010
Can Illinois stay competitive? Kristina Rasmussen discusses the importance of our state's flat income tax in a Chicago Tribune op-ed.
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3/4/2010
Illinois House Republicans announce economic reform agenda
focused on jobs, spending, budget & legislative reforms.
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3/1/2010
The Chicago Tribune offers a series of cost-saving proposals, including one from the Illinois Policy Institute, that they say should be considered before raising taxes.
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2/25/2010
Red light cameras clearly don’t serve the cause of traffic safety, and they should be pulled down quicker than they were put up.
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2/23/2010
The speaker was the Rev. James Meeks, explaining black resistance to vouchers. The venue was a sold-out lunch put on by the Illinois Policy Institute (IPI). The result? Something new in Windy City politics: a powerful black Democrat reaching out to a free
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2/22/2010
John O'Hara, the Institute's vice president of external relations, appears on Fox Business News and is asked about Sarah Palin's assertion that those in the Tea Party movement need to pick a political party. O'Hara doesn't see it that way.
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2/16/2010
How did Chicago respond to its second snowstorm?
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2/16/2010
An Associated Press story ran in several publications mentions a study from the Institute in which we give the city of Chicago an A for their snow removal efforts.
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2/16/2010
The Institute's timely report is garnering media attention for the 'A' grade given to the city of Chicago for its snow removal efforts.
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2/11/2010
John Tillman discusses transparency in Illinois, school vouchers, and how the state’s deficit is not really as bad as many politicians in Springfield will have you believe—it’s small enough to so
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2/10/2010
$6,500 for a tub of live bass? $78,066 for quail promotion? $353,165 for car racing? Does this sound like a budget for a state in dire fiscal straits?
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2/10/2010
Released February 9th, the Illinois Policy Institute's Piglet Book is receiving widespread news coverage for the waste it uncovers.
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2/9/2010
John Tillman appears on Good Morning Chicago on FOX to unveil the 2010 Illinois Piglet Book, which details some of the wasteful spending going on in Illinois
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2/9/2010
The Chicago Tribune highlights some of the examples of wasteful spending from our 2010 Piglet Book.
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2/9/2010
The 2010 Illinois piglet book finds possible $350 million in savings.
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2/5/2010
Panel of national leading education experts to discuss school choice and public school reform.
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2/2/2010
How much trouble are we in because of the national debt? And what can be done about it? Heather Wilhelm addresses this in the Examiner.
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2/1/2010
This Navistar TIF proposal, and all TIF districts, increase government spending and necessarily cause an increase in property taxes.
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1/27/2010
A mother wants to send her son to the best school in her neighborhood, but that school happens to be private. Does that make her a radical parent? Of course not.
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1/15/2010
The Institute's Director of Outreach, Brian Costin, appeared January 12 on on the nationally syndicated show First Business responding to the recent unemployment insurance tax hike and extended benefits in Illinois.
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1/14/2010
The Institute's CEO, John Tillman, appears on Chicago Tonight on January 13 responding to the Governor's State of the State address. John was critical of the Governor taking on as much short term debt as he has but applauded the Governor for his efforts
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1/14/2010
New report offers three policy initiatives for providing parent’s and taxpayers best opportunity for transparency and school choice.
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1/13/2010
The Institute's Kristina Rasmussen has a letter to the editor featured in the Chicago Tribune. She points out how, despite being nearly bankrupt, our state government continues to grow, adding over 2 thousand employees.
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1/13/2010
Quinn puts burden on taxpayers once again.
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1/12/2010
The state's budget outlook wouldn't be so bleak if policymakers had acted earlier on numerous recommendations to cut costs and make reforms, said Kristina Rasmussen, executive vice president of the Illinois Policy Institute.
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1/8/2010
The Illinois Policy Institute monitored how well Chicago responded to the recent snowstorm. Find out more here!
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1/5/2010
New Year’s resolutions give us hope that in spite of our past flaws we can achieve something better. At the top of our community’s list should be better public schools.
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1/5/2010
The Institute's Kristina Rasmussen is quoted in a report from the Heartland Institute.
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1/5/2010
The Institute's John Tillman appears with Chris Robling and the Chicago Tribune's Eric Zorn on Beyond the Beltway. They discuss several topics, including Obama's handling of terrorist threats, American defense, and what to do about Iran.
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12/29/2009
The Institute's Kristina Rasmussen has an op-ed featured in the Daily Journal about health care solutions.
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12/23/2009
A Representative in Michigan is talking about a $3500 tax credit for owning a pet. The Illinois Policy Institute's CEO John Tillman appeared on CBS on December 22 to discuss the act.
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12/22/2009
A lot of chatter has been circulating around the lack of transparency in how stimulus funds are being distributed, the process of determining who gets money and who does not, and why.
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12/17/2009
Heather Wilhelm, the Institute's Vice President of Marketing and Communications, is featured in the Examiner. She discusses the benefits of capitalism in developing countries.
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12/15/2009
The Institute's Kristina Rasmussen appears on Fox Business News discussing the $1.1 trillion dollar pork-laden spending bill that passed over the weekend, which has over 5,000 earmarks.
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12/11/2009
Representative Patti Bellock and the Institute's Kristina Rasmussen are featured in the State Journal-Register. They detail how such a rapid expansion of Medicaid could be disastrous for Illinois.
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12/11/2009
The Institute's Heather Wilhelm was a guest on the Dennis Miller Show to discuss her Wall Street Journal article on Ayn Rand - is there a more effective way to reach the political middle with messages about free markets?
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12/8/2009
WAND-Springfield profiles the new website sponsored by the Illinois Policy Institute: IllinoisOpenGov.org. The website gives Illinois taxpayers a tool that allows them to look at the details of state spending down to the agency, person and penny.
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12/7/2009
Kate Campaigne Piercy is in the Sun-Times detailing how a website like IllinoisOpenGov.org is essential for citizens find out where their tax dollars actually go.
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12/7/2009
The Daily Herald touts IllinoisOpenGov.org as a valuable tool to keep politicians honest and accountable.
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12/4/2009
In an age where hope and warm-hearted marketing clearly resonate, is revitalizing and glorifying Rand's acerbic "virtue of selfishness" doing the free-market movement any good? The Institute's Heather Wilhelm is featured in the Wall Street Journal.
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12/4/2009
The University of Illinois at Chicago received a million dollar grant to study the effectiveness of 'fat taxes'.
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12/4/2009
The Illinois Policy Institute's Director of Government Reform Kate Campaigne Piercy discusses the Institute's new transparency website illinoisopengov.org with over a dozen shows on the Illinois airwaves. Hear them here.
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12/3/2009
The Illinois Policy Institute wanted more accountability and transparency in state government. So the Institute's Kate Piercy says they now have a Web site that tracks how each tax dollar is spent.
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12/2/2009
The Illinois Policy Institute’s new website, IllinoisOpenGov.org, gives Illinois taxpayers an online X-ray machine into the details of state spending – and provides an unbiased look into raw state government spending data.
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12/1/2009
The Illinois Policy Institute's Executive Vice President Kristina Rasmussen discusses the costs of the proposed healthcare reform bill on Illinois's taxpayers. If passed, nationalized health care would cost Illinois 169,000 jobs over ten years.
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11/30/2009
How easy is it to track how county governments spend your tax dollars? Kate Campaigne Piercy is quoted in an article about how effectively certain Illinois counties are posting their expenditures online.
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11/25/2009
Illinois Review mentions some of our budget reforms that would save the state billions of dollars
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11/24/2009
Representative Peter Roskam appeared on Fox News to discuss the the Institute's study
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11/23/2009
Collin Hitt, our Director of Education Policy, has an op-ed about school vouchers and the new role that state Sen. James Meeks could play in the debate.
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11/23/2009
This is a video of John Tillman's opening remarks at a press conference on Nov. 23. The Institute presented our new study Adding Insult to Injury.
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11/18/2009
The Institute is mentioned in an article about how taxpayers are funding a university study that will almost certainly call for higher taxes.
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11/17/2009
Collin Hitt, The Illinois Policy Institute's Director of Education Policy, is featured in The Examiner this week. He discusses how charter schools improve english language education.
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11/13/2009
The Times Weekly has a story about our report card on higher education in Illinois, in which the state receives failing grades in all four categories.
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11/12/2009
Kristina Rasmussen, the Institute's Executive Vice President, talks about the cost of high-speed rail.
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11/10/2009
Kristina Rasmussen, the Institute's Executive Vice President, is featured in the Examiner. She discusses the stimulus' impact on Illinois.
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11/6/2009
Liberty Leader Nancy Thorner mentions the work of the Institute in a letter to the editor featured in the Chicago Tribune.
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11/4/2009
Michael Demkovich, a Marketing and Communications Associate with the Institute, is featured in the Examiner. He discusses the Institute's new report on higher education in Illinois.
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10/30/2009
Following the release of our report "Getting Less for More" on higher education in Illinois, the Institute received television coverage from WICD in Champaign, WCCU in Champaign, WICS Springfield, and WLS Chicago.
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10/29/2009
Collin Hitt, the Institute's Director of Government Reform is featured in the State Journal-Register.
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10/27/2009
Kate Campaigne Piercy, the Institute's Director of Government Reform, is featured in The Examiner. She discusses how online reverse auctions can reduce costs.
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10/21/2009
Heather Wilhelm, the Institute's VP of Marketing and Communications, is featured in The Examiner. She writes about proposals to increase Illinois's tax rate.
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10/19/2009
Kristina Rasmussen, the Institute's Executive Vice President, has a letter featured in the Daily Herald about how the RTA and Pace can - and should - spend taxpayer dollars more efficiently.
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10/16/2009
Our CEO John Tillman appears on a panel with representatives from Truth in Accounting and Progress Illinois to discuss the Illinois budget problem and possible solutions.
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10/15/2009
Former Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt said in Springfield Wednesday that he backs the kind of government transparency program being pushed by the Illinois Policy Institute.
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10/15/2009
Former Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt was in Springfield today, addressing the Illinois Policy Institute about how Illinois might make its government spending and operations more “transparent.”
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10/15/2009
The Illinois Policy Institute’s upcoming website, IllinoisOpenGov.org, will give Illinois taxpayers that tool – essentially, an online X-ray machine into the details of state spending – and provide an unbiased look into raw state government spending data,
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10/14/2009
State think tanks present an alternative to the Baucus Bill - empower patients to choose their own care.
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10/13/2009
Together with 32 State Think Tanks, Illinois Policy Institute Announces Patient-Centered Health Care Reforms
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10/8/2009
Kristina Rasmussen, the Institute's Executive Vice President, has a letter to the editor featured in the Champaign News-Gazette
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10/6/2009
Governor Mitch Daniels was in Chicago last week to address an audience eager to hear Indiana's story, the nonpartisan Illinois Policy Institute.
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10/5/2009
A study released last week by the Illinois Policy Institute and the Lexington Institute, shows that both Hispanic students and English-language learners in UNO schools score better on state reading and math tests.
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10/5/2009
Kristina Rasmussen, the Institute's Executive Vice President, is featured on Red County. She discusses some of the bad consequences that high-speed rail could bring to Springfield.
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10/5/2009
One of Mitch Daniels's comments on the Olympic vote is featured in the Indy Star.
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10/1/2009
The Illinois Policy Institute, which favors free-market policies, said a month ago that the [reverse auction process] can save millions of dollars and increases transparency.
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10/1/2009
An analysis released this week by the Illinois Policy Institute and the Arlington, Va.-based Lexington Institute found that both ELLs and Hispanics in the UNO charter schools and other charter schools in Chicago with high populations...
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9/30/2009
Randal O'Toole, a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute, has been working closely with the Illinois Policy Institute on the high-speed rail issue and addresses the topic on WTAX radio with Bob Murray.
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9/30/2009
John Tillman, the Institute's CEO, appears on Chicago Tonight to discuss how Chicago has abolished the desegregation decree and suggests that a real solution to the core problem of poor education could be found within charter schools.
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9/30/2009
The Illinois Times provides detailed coverage of our charter school event with Dr. Patrick Hardy on September 23.
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9/29/2009
Michael Demkovich, a Marketing and Communications Associate with the Institute, is featured in the Examiner. He gives some reasons why having the Olympics some to Chicago may not be as exciting as you'd think.
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9/28/2009
Pat Hardy, chief academic officer for the Rockford schools, suggested the Springfield public school system needs more charter schools in a speech at a breakfast the Illinois Policy Institute hosted at the Sangamo Club on Wednesday.
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9/25/2009
Kristina Rasmussen, the Institute's Executive Vice President, is quoted in an article by the State Journal-Register about the tax credits associated with home ownership.
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9/25/2009
A study by the Illinois Policy Institute of nine suburban and downstate charter schools showed that charters in this state have stepped up their game, too. The institute is a nonpartisan, nonprofit group dedicated to free enterprise and school choice.
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9/24/2009
John Tillman, the Institute's CEO, is featured in the Examiner. He comments on Mark Kirk's position shift on cap-and-trade.
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9/23/2009
Collin Hitt, the Institute's Director of Education Policy, proposes some solutions to the growing problems in Illinois's education system.
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9/23/2009
John Tillman is interviewed on WJBC radio and says capping campaign contributions would hurt anyone challenging an incumbent.
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9/23/2009
According to the Tax Foundation’s annual “State Business Tax Climate Index,” Illinois falls from 23rd in the nation to 30th in term of its business tax climate.
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9/17/2009
Illinois Policy Institute's John Tillman is interviewed on Good Day Chicago on September 14. John discusses the
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9/16/2009
Collin Hitt, the Institute's Director of Education Policy, is featured in the Examiner. He discusses what Illinois can learn from Missouri's charter school policies.
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9/10/2009
Cato transit expert Randal O'Toole - who will be joining the Institute at an event about high-speed rail on Sept. 30 - is referenced in a story from Crain's Chicago Business.
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9/9/2009
Heather Wilhelm, the Institute's Vice President of Marketing and Communications, is featured in the Examiner. She writes about what Illinois can learn from Michigan's failing tax-and-spend policies.
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9/3/2009
Earlier in 2009, Illinois families and businesses faced down the threat of Governor Pat Quinn’s 50 percent income tax increase. Although his plan was soundly defeated in the House, worse ideas have surfaced.
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8/31/2009
Kristina Rasmussen, the Institute's Executive Vice President, is featured in the Examiner. She discusses the taxes that take effect in Illinois on September 1.
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8/26/2009
Richard Lorenc, the Institute's Director of Outreach, is featured in the Examiner. He writes about why a go-it-alone philosophy may not be be best strategy in the fight for liberty.
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8/25/2009
Kristina Rasmussen, the Institute's Executive Vice President, is featured in the State Journal- Register discussing high-speed railways in Illinois.
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8/17/2009
Officials at the Illinois Policy Institute, a nonpartisan but conservative research organization, also have been critical of stimulus disclosure efforts.
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8/13/2009
Illinois Policy Institute critical of cost to designate projects paid for with stimulus funds.
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8/13/2009
You won't find it on your desk calendar, and the people behind Cost of Government Day say it's no reason to celebrate.
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8/12/2009
Illinoisans work 224 out of 365 days this year to pay their share of government spending.
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8/12/2009
Kate Campaigne Piercy, the Institute's Director of Government Reform, is featured in the Examiner. She writes about the Village of Glenview as a model for the adoption of new guiding principles and best practices in government.
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8/12/2009
In spite of tax-hike-free budget alternatives being put forth by third-party groups like the Alliance for Growth and the Illinois Policy Institute, the Illinois legislature passed a tax increase package.
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8/11/2009
In a report by the Illinois Policy Institute entitled
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8/10/2009
The Illinois Policy Institute, a nonpartisan research organization that supports free market principles and liberty-based public policy initiatives, released a report July 9,
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8/5/2009
The Institute's recent work on the fallacies of high-speed rail is making news across the Midwest.
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8/5/2009
CBS News Reporter Jay Levine talks to Illinois Policy Institute's John Tillman about transparency in stimulus spending...
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8/4/2009
John Tillman, the Institute's CEO, is featured in the Examiner. He writes about the over-inflated housing bubble.
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7/31/2009
The Institute had a variety of media appearances promoting our 2010 Budget Solutions, in which we demonstrated sensible ways to balance the budget by reforming spending and not resorting to tax increases.
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7/30/2009
John Tillman reveals the potential consequences and the flaws of high speed rail that politicians choose to ignore...
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7/30/2009
The Illinois Policy Institute is a great resource for learning more about what's happening in our state government...
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7/30/2009
Randal O'Toole of the Cato Institute discusses the wastefulness that high speed rail would bring to Illinois...
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7/29/2009
Collin Hitt, the Institute's Director of Education Policy, is featured in the Examiner. He discusses the droupout crisis in Springfield and the role of charter schools for increasing graduation rates.
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7/28/2009
House Minority Leader Tom Cross acknowledges the Illinois Policy Institute's efforts in the income tax hike debate...
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7/21/2009
Could charter schools be the solution for Springfield's low graduation rates?
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7/21/2009
Kristina Rasmussen, the Institute's Vice President, is featured in the Examiner. She writes about the false promises of a high-speed rail in Illinois.
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7/20/2009
Could the federal stimulus package be responsible for budget cuts in Illinois' human services?
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7/20/2009
A tax increase could make Illinois a more expensive place to live and work...
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7/14/2009
Richard Lorenc, the Institute's Director of Outreach, is featured in the Examiner. He writes about the 'Free Marketeers.'
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7/9/2009
On July 8, 2009 Illinois Policy Institute CEO appeared on Fox Chicago's 'Good Day Chicago' program to discuss the continuing state budget stalemate and five ideas to cut the budget and avoid a tax hike.
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7/8/2009
Kate Campaigne Piercy, the Illinois Policy Institute's Director of Government Reform, is featured in the Examiner this week. She writes about what you can do to impact politics in Illinois.
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7/1/2009
Illinois Policy Institute Vice President Kristina Rasmussen talks myth vs. fact about the Illinois budget mess.
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7/1/2009
TweetIllinois' success is drawing some attention...
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6/25/2009
John Tillman, the Institute's CEO, is featured in the Examiner. He wonders how many people will have to miss family dinners and little league games to pay the tab for government programs that diminish people's independence and drive to succeed.
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6/22/2009
When state lawmakers return to Springfield on Tuesday, they'll try to hammer out fixes to a statewide construction program and are expected to continue battling over the still-unsigned budget.
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6/16/2009
John Tillman's op-ed is featured in the State Journal Register. He discusses the Illinois Policy Institute's Budget Solutions 2010.
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6/16/2009
Download our report and learn about the latest impacts of the Illinois Policy Institute.
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6/15/2009
The Chicago Tribune features TweetIllinois.org as an medium for lawmakers to debate and communicate.
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6/15/2009
Senate Republican Leader and House Republican Leader write an op-ed in the Chicago Tribune and recommend the Institute's reform policies.
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6/10/2009
Fran Eaton's column in the Southtown Star features the Illinois Policy Institute's budget proposals.
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6/10/2009
Collin Hitt, the Institute's Director of Education Policy, is featured in the Examiner. He discusses the importance of increasing charter schools in the city.
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6/9/2009
Paul Jacob's Common Sense column features the Illinois Policy Institute's stand against tax hikes.
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6/8/2009
The Illinois Policy Institute Vice President weighs in the Taxpayer Action Board's recommendations presented by Gov. Quinn.
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6/5/2009
Illinois Policy Institute John Tillman appears on FOX News Good Day Chicago to discuss balancing the budget without increasing taxes.
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6/4/2009
Taxpayer Action Board report shows path to budget savings and demonstrates need for Sunshine Commission.
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6/4/2009
The Chicago Tribune mentions the Illinois Policy Institute's solid recommendations for saving billions of dollars in state spending.
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6/4/2009
On June 4, 2009 the Illinois Policy Institute John Tillman appeared on Fox News Chicago to discuss the Institute's plan to balance the state budget without a tax hike.
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6/3/2009
Kristina Rasmussen, the Institute's Vice President, is featured in the Examiner. She writes about the necessity of healthcare reform.
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5/27/2009
Richard Lorenc, the Institute's Director of Outreach, is featured in the Examiner. He writes about Illinois's luxury budget during tough economic times.
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5/26/2009
On May 26, 2009 Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman appeared on Fox Chicago News to discuss Governor Quinn's fear tactics over the budget showdown.
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5/26/2009
The Illinois Policy Institute Vice President, Kristina Rasmussen, wrote a letter to the editor in the Wall Street Journal about Illinois's budget struggles.
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5/21/2009
In today’s State Journal Register, our executive vice president, Kristina Rasmussen, makes the case against proposed state campaign finance reforms.
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5/21/2009
The Illinois Policy Institute's Director of Government Reform, Kate Campaigne, is featured in the Examiner. She writes about the recently passed transparency legislation.
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5/14/2009
Heather Wilhelm, the Institute's Vice President of Marketing and Communications, is featured in the Examiner. In this article she discusses the government's Ponzi-like financial system.
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5/11/2009
The Illinois Policy Institute joins other non-partisan organizations in signing a coalition letter to stop Gov. Quinn's tax hike.
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5/6/2009
On May 5, 2009 Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman commented on that day's repeal of the recent Cook County sales tax increase.
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5/5/2009
Illinois Policy Institute issues 'The Biggest Loser' report to show how high sales tax in Cook County is pushing shoppers and revenue to other counties.
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5/4/2009
John Tillman was interviewed on the WLPO Morning Update with John Spencer on April 30, 2009.
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5/4/2009
House Republican Leader Tom Cross is interviewed on WTAX AM show with Bob Murray on April 30, 2009.
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4/30/2009
House Republicans and the Illinois Policy Institute are urging Speaker Madigan to schedule a vote on a comprehensive economic agenda that would rein in spending and inject transparency and accountability into the state budget.
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4/30/2009
Speaker Mike Madigan and House Democrats rejected an opportunity to inject true reforms into the state budget yesterday afternoon at the state capitol.
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4/28/2009
Taxpayers can be cautiously optimistic that the recently-organized Taxpayer Action Board will offer some sound policy ideas, but Illinoisans need to be aware of “reform” ideas that could ultimately lead to more government spending.
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4/20/2009
The Institute's Director of Government Reform discusses the importance of transparency regarding TIF funds.
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4/20/2009
On April 15, the Institute was featured at the spoke Chicago Tax Day Tea Party, which brought thousands to the Loop to protest out-of-control spending.
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4/17/2009
What did the Tea Parties across Illinois mean for state and national politics? John Tillman, Institute CEO, was featured on Chicago Tonight to discuss the events and their impact.
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4/16/2009
Institute CEO John Tillman called on Tax Day protesters to take the lead in making Illinois and the country a shining beacon of liberty once again.
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4/14/2009
The State Journal Register features an op-ed by Tom Cross and John Tillman regarding an economic reform agenda for Illinois.
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4/1/2009
Today, the Illinois Policy Institute, a non-partisan think tank, is calling on the leadership in Springfield to consider important transparency reform-—a reform that would shine a spotlight on the state spending priorities that have caused the current $11
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4/1/2009
The Tax Foundation recently talked to Kristina Rasmussen, the Institute's Executive Vice President, about the potential impact of tax hikes on Illinois.
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3/31/2009
In March of 2009, the Illinois Policy Institute’s work for comprehensive spending and pro-taxpayer reforms earned coverage across the state – and across the nation. Here are some of the highlights
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3/27/2009
Institute Vice President Kristina Rasmussen mentioned in the Washington Times.
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3/26/2009
John Tillman discussed the Governor's proposed tax hike on one of Chicago's top morning shows. You can listen to the full interview here.
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3/26/2009
This month, the Institute has been featured in six major television appearances, The Wall Street Journal, The Chicago Tribune, Crain’s Chicago Business, and seventeen high-profile radio shows. Learn more in our media impact report.
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3/26/2009
The news coming out of the state capital in Illinois slowed following the impeachment and removal of disgraced Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich. But a proposal from newly installed Gov. Pat Quinn to dramatically increase tax rates has put the spotlight bac
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3/26/2009
John Tillman, CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute is featured this week in the Examiner.
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3/24/2009
Illinois Policy Institute featured in the Chicago Tribune regarding Gov. Quinn's proposed tax hike.
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3/23/2009
Greg Hinz features work by the Illinois Policy Institute regarding Gov. Quinn's Tax Hike.
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3/23/2009
Wall Street Journal editorial mentions the Institute's tax hike analysis.
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3/20/2009
Illinois Policy Institute featured in article regarding reform for political donations.
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3/20/2009
Institute CEO debates Gov. Quinn on his proposed tax hikes on Fox News Chicago.
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3/19/2009
Governor Quinn wants to hike taxes...but what about our state's spending problem? John Tillman discussed common-sense spending cuts on Fox News Chicago.
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3/19/2009
Illinois Policy Institute featured in St. Louis Dispatch to discuss pension problems.
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3/19/2009
As Roland Burris tries to fundraise for his legal expense fund, Illinois is left without adequate representation in Washington, D.C., says Institute CEO John Tillman.
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3/18/2009
Your business is failing, losing customers to competitors who are more friendly, more efficient and provide better overall value. What do you do? Raise prices, right?
You do if you are Illinois Governor Pat Quinn.
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3/18/2009
Illinois has so many taxes, it's hard to keep track. CBS 2 Chicago features Institute CEO John Tillman to discuss our state's tax problem.
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3/16/2009
John Tillman, Illinois Policy Institute CEO, appeared on Fox Chicago to discuss Gov. Quinn's proposed tax hike.
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3/16/2009
House Republican Leader Tom Cross promoted his work with the Institute and its Economic Reform Agenda on the Capital Week In Review radio show. He discussed Illinois' spending problem and how we can fix it.
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3/16/2009
Institute CEO John Tillman speaks on the state's economic problems and a way to fix them in this AP interview.
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3/16/2009
Illinois Policy Institute CEO, John Tillman, appeared on Fox News Chicago to discuss Gov. Quinn's proposed tax hike.
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3/16/2009
Institute CEO John Tillman appeared on CBS Chicago to discuss Governor Quinn's proposed income tax hike and how it would put the Illinois economy in bad shape.
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3/16/2009
Tom Cross talks about Illinois Policy Institute's Economic Reform Agenda on WGN Radio
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3/13/2009
Illinois spends $40 million per year on the Sports Facilities Board. That's one of many examples of around $700 billion in wasteful spending in 2008.
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3/12/2009
Institute CEO John Tillman speaks about the Economic Reform Agenda on the Greg and Dan Show (WMBD-AM)
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3/12/2009
Institute CEO John Tillman interviewed about the Economic Reform Agenda on the Michael Koolidge Show.
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3/12/2009
John Tillman interviewed about the Economic Reform Agenda on the Ray Hanania Radio Show (WJJG-AM 1530).
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3/11/2009
Tom Cross supports Institute's Economic Reform Agenda on Morning News Watch with Bob Murray.
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3/11/2009
House Republican Leader Tom Cross interviewed about the Institute's Economic Reform Agenda on Eight Forty-Eight Program.
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3/11/2009
Tom Cross interviewed about support of the Institute's Economic Reform Agenda on WSL-AM890.
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3/10/2009
Institute CEO speaks with Will Stephens.
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2/20/2009
When CNBC's Rick Santelli called for a 'Chicago Tea Party' on the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade on Thursday morning, the traders agreed that government policy to bailout those who made bad risks was ill-advised and should be reviewed.
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2/20/2009
"When the IRS audits you, you don't get to choose whether to be transparent," said John Tillman, head of the Illinois Policy Institute. "And when public officials want your tax money, they shouldn't be able to deny taxpayers' transparency."
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2/19/2009
Today, the Illinois Policy Institute, the state’s leading free market think tank, announced the opening of its new Springfield office and the addition of their new Executive Vice President, Kristina Rasmussen, most recently of the National Taxpayers Union
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2/18/2009
Do you remember the television show Dirty, Sexy Money? It promised a bit of obscenity that it was unlikey to deliver. It also reminds me of the stimulus plan recently signed by President Obama. It too promises much but it is unlikely to deliver.
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2/11/2009
Here's the real story about Daschle. When he was offered a fancy car and driver, he could have refused. He didn't do that of course. Instead he took the money and avoided taxes when no one was looking.
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