Though Illinois has the third-highest average wage in the Midwest, the state’s low-income and blue-collar workers are the worst paid in the region, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Illinois’ anti-industry, anti-worker laws are thwarting the growth of blue-collar jobs and leaving...
Dunkin votes against Democrats' effort to challenge Rauner on child care
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A democratic state representative has once again broken from...
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Baa1 is Illinois’ bond rating after its most recent downgrade by Moody’s. A more accurate letter grade would be “F” because the continued deterioration of Illinois’ credit worthiness represents the abject failure of Illinois’ political ruling class to abide...
Illinois by the Numbers
Illinois By the Numbers: Baa1
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Baa1 is Illinois’ bond rating after its most recent downgrade by Moody’s. A more accurate letter grade would be “F” because the continued deterioration of Illinois’ credit worthiness represents the abject failure...
INFORMATION ALERT - CHIEF'S CONVENTION A GUN-CONTROL CIRCUS
The rabidly anti-gun International Association of Chiefs of Police rolled into Chicago this past weekend to hold its annual convention at McCormick Place. With the bloodstained streets of the South Side as...
Against the Current: Dan Proft & Stephen Moore
Dan Proft sits down with The Sultan of Supply-Side Economics, Heritage Foundation Distinguished Fellow Stephen Moore. Can the GOP extricate itself from rent-seeking corporate interests? What should a GOP POTUS with a...
Gov. Rauner, ignore the Surrender Illinois Caucus
Gov. Bruce Rauner should not cave to Michael Madigan & Co. He would betray voters who elected him if he didn’t secure economic and other reforms to help rescue Illinois.
(Brian Nguyen / Chicago Tribune)
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Daily Dose of Chicago Corruption
8/25/15 – Illinois Comptroller announces state will not pay social service agencies in direct violation of a court order due to lack of funds. – Chicago Sun Times.
8/25/15 – The University of Illinois Provost is...
INFORMATION ALERT - CHIEF'S CONVENTION A GUN-CONTROL CIRCUS
The rabidly anti-gun International Association of Chiefs of Police rolled into Chicago this past weekend to hold its annual convention at McCormick Place. With the bloodstained streets of the South Side as...