Chicago Public Schools pulls bond sale
Chicago Public Schools pulls bond sale
Chicago Public Schools’ postponement of its $875 million bond sale indicates investors’ concerns over the financial state of the district.
Full text: Gov. Rauner’s 2016 State of the State address
Full text: Gov. Rauner’s 2016 State of the State address
Transcript, provided by Gov. Bruce Rauner’s office, of his 2016 State of the State address, as prepared for delivery, to the General Assembly on January 27, 2016.
Déjà vu: Illinois has billions in unpaid bills, Madigan calls for another tax hike
Déjà vu: Illinois has billions in unpaid bills, Madigan calls for another tax hike
Without fundamental reforms, the tax hike state Democrats want to impose will only drive Illinois further into decline.
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Center of Chicago red-light-camera scandal found guilty on all charges
A federal jury convicted former transportation official John Bills of fraud, extortion, bribery and more.
2016 State of the State BINGO!
2016 State of the State BINGO!
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Illinois only state among neighboring and Great Lake states to lose jobs in 2015
Illinois only state among neighboring and Great Lake states to lose jobs in 2015
Illinois lost 3,000 jobs on net in 2015, while other neighboring and Great Lakes manufacturing states all gained tens of thousands of jobs on net for the year.
To fix education funding, Cullerton should focus on reforming pensions
To fix education funding, Cullerton should focus on reforming pensions
From 2009 to 2014, the state added $8.9 billion in new tax dollars to the education budget, over and above the base amount of $6.8 billion it spent in 2009. Of those new dollars spent, 89 percent went to retirement costs and just 11 percent made it to classrooms.
Wheatland Township earns Sunshine Award with perfect online transparency score
Wheatland Township earns Sunshine Award with perfect online transparency score
Wheatland Township’s “transparency portal” provides residents access to important government information.
Illinois’ fiscal problems drive away GE, spur talk of bankruptcy, pension reform
Illinois’ fiscal problems drive away GE, spur talk of bankruptcy, pension reform
The state must get its financial affairs in order by allowing municipal bankruptcy and enacting real pension reforms.
Pensions vs. schools
Pensions vs. schools
Since 2009, 89 cents of every new dollar for education goes to teacher pensions
West Virginia takes first step toward becoming 26th Right-to-Work state
West Virginia takes first step toward becoming 26th Right-to-Work state
West Virginia’s Senate has passed legislation to protect a worker’s right to choose to join a union, or to opt out entirely.
Rauner bringing Illinois government into 21st century with new tech agency
Rauner bringing Illinois government into 21st century with new tech agency
The Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology will tackle one of the state’s most important management problems – an outdated IT system that wastes taxpayer money.
Illinois employers give warnings of at least 500 layoffs
Illinois employers give warnings of at least 500 layoffs
Illinois businesses gave notice of impending layoffs in December as the state ended 2015 with fewer jobs than it had at the start of the year.