Illinois’ comeback story starts here.

Delia Lopez

Delia Lopez

“I hope that many Latinos come forward and ask a Catholic school, ‘What opportunities are there?’ And when they ask me, ‘Gosh, how do you do it?’ I respond, ‘Ask! Ask the school closest to your home. Go and ask.’"

Chicagoans owe $43,100 each to settle city debt

Chicagoans owe $43,100 each to settle city debt

A financial watchdog report estimated each taxpayer in Chicago would need to pay $43,100 to settle the city’s debt. It stands at No. 2 for big U.S. cities. Blame city leaders for repeatedly making pension debt worse.

By Patrick Andriesen

Ep. 22: How do we fix the broken state budget …for real? with Adam Schuster

Ep. 22: How do we fix the broken state budget …for real? with Adam Schuster

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is set to deliver his fourth budget address today, Feb. 2. Billions in federal relief funds temporarily helped state finances. But without key reforms, state debt will be back to where it was or worse. Adam Schuster joins the Policy Shop to walk through the simple solutions to fix Illinois’ budget.....