Report: Tax rain, plastic bottles and plastic bags to hire more state workers

12/17/2019

A new report recommends taxes on plastic water bottles, plastic bags and storm water as a way to hire more state environmental regulators.

TAGS: Chicago, IEPA: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, Illinois, Illinois Constitution, JB Pritzker, plastic bag tax, plastic bottle tax, rain tax, Springfield, University of Chicago

Long ER waits at University of Chicago not surprising in the wake of ACA

By Naomi Lopez Bauman

12/29/2014

There should be little doubt that these access problems will be exacerbated as the state has essentially handed out 500,000 Medicaid cards without providing any additional capacity for patient care.

TAGS: health care, University of Chicago

Beyond degrees: Empowering Illinoisans through career-first education

Published June 3, 2025 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The best path to empowerment and success, especially for poor people, is work. Work allows us to prosper while providing dignity, upward mobility, the means to support ourselves and create value for others. It’s how we become thriving members of our community. Central to this process is our education...

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Beyond degrees: Empowering Illinoisans through career-first education

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students