Black, Brown Chicago neighborhoods endure highest poverty rates
Black, Brown Chicago neighborhoods endure highest poverty rates
Minority neighborhoods on Chicago’s South Side and West Side face poverty rates of up to 51%.
Chicago City Council puts ‘mansion tax’ on March 2024 ballot
Chicago City Council puts ‘mansion tax’ on March 2024 ballot
The Chicago City Council is asking voters on the March 2024 ballot to approve or reject a tax increase on the sale of $1 million properties. The move will mainly hit commercial properties, adding to Chicago’s anti-business reputation.
The Policy Shop: Union dollars vs. student futures
The Policy Shop: Union dollars vs. student futures
This edition of The Policy Shop is by policy analyst Hannah Schmid. The Illinois General Assembly is back in Springfield, and so are low-income students who are among the nearly 10,000 Invest in Kids scholarship recipients. They are at the Statehouse to remind lawmakers there are real kids with futures at stake. But the teachers unions are...
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Report: Chicago area most corrupt in America
Chicago is the most corrupt metropolitan area in America for the fourth consecutive year and Illinois is the second-most corrupt state, according to a new report from the University of Illinois-Chicago. Corruption can cost Illinois taxpayers up to $550 million per year.
What power do Illinois, Chicago have to fix migrant crisis?
What power do Illinois, Chicago have to fix migrant crisis?
The increase in asylum seekers arriving in Chicago is stressing communities and exhausting resources. What exactly can states and local governments do?
Teachers unions hand nearly $1.5 million to lawmakers ahead of Invest in Kids vote
Teachers unions hand nearly $1.5 million to lawmakers ahead of Invest in Kids vote
Illinois teachers unions want to end scholarships for low-income kids. They've funneled more than $21.5 million to current lawmakers who hold the decision in their hands, with nearly $1.5 million coming just since June 1. Will lawmakers stand with unions, or kids?
Stacy Davis Gates gets a homeowner’s tax break for an Indiana home she doesn’t live in
Stacy Davis Gates gets a homeowner’s tax break for an Indiana home she doesn’t live in
Stacy Davis Gates is taking a property tax break on a house she owns in Indiana but doesn’t live in. She and her husband own a home and reside in Chicago. So how can the Chicago Teachers Union president claim to live in two places?
Chicago Teachers Union records show it paid Brandon Johnson during run for mayor
Chicago Teachers Union records show it paid Brandon Johnson during run for mayor
Johnson announced his bid for mayor on Oct. 27, 2022. CTU’s federal filing shows it paid him more than $75,000 during its 2023 fiscal year, which ended June 30, 2023.
Female Chicagoans 21% more likely to be impoverished than males
Female Chicagoans 21% more likely to be impoverished than males
The male-female poverty gap is higher in Chicago than in other cities.
Poverty highest for Black, Asian Chicagoans; lower for white, Hispanic residents
Poverty highest for Black, Asian Chicagoans; lower for white, Hispanic residents
Poverty in Chicago’s Black community is on the rise despite falling to record lows nationally.
Chicago Public Schools dysfunction hits low-income, minority students
Chicago Public Schools dysfunction hits low-income, minority students
Spring test data shows low-income and minority students in Chicago Public Schools continue to record low proficiency rates. The Chicago Teachers Union wants to kill a school choice program that could help those students.
Oak Lawn renews business license amnesty
Oak Lawn renews business license amnesty
Illinois Policy Institute research inspired Oak Lawn to waive licensing fees for hundreds of businesses in the village. The village board unanimously voted to extend the amnesty.
Census: 97% of Illinoisans moving out head to lower-tax states
Census: 97% of Illinoisans moving out head to lower-tax states
State-to-state migration estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau showed Illinois lost residents to 36 states and Washington, D.C. Nearly all the former Illinoisans moved to lower-tax states.