The Seeds of Capitalism Will Grow on Fidel Castro's Grave
By Jeff Siegel
Written Tuesday, November 29, 2016
We’ve definitely hit a new level of craziness.
With the passing of Fidel Castro, our divisive system of ultra-conservative vs. ultra-liberal is overshadowing the potential...
By Austin Berg
Mike Madigan is the longest-serving House speaker in Illinois history. He controls the legislative map, the legislative process and a property tax law firm that makes millions in Cook County.
But should House Democrats elect Madigan as speaker of the House for the...
‘Lame Duck’ Tax Increase Debated While Both Parties Struggle with Basic Math
Written By John Biver
Anyone paying the least bit of attention to Illinois government knows the state is a fiscal mess, and the ongoing drama being played out between our...
Illinois Policy November 15th 2016
IRS data show the average income of taxpayers leaving Illinois surpassed the average income of taxpayers entering the state by $20,000 in 2014, a record loss for Illinois in the wake of the 2011 income-tax...
Brendan Reilly, alderman for the 42nd ward in Chicago, has a real estate lobbyist, Madeline Doering, as his effective Chief of Staff. Doering represents some of the largest real estate developers in the city, including Wirtz Realty and Fishman...
Posted on November 15, 2016 by Brandon Smith
World suffers from Trump shell shock — here’s what will happen next
I’ve been saying this for a long time, and I’ll say it again here — in life there are only two...
New IRS data show taxpayers who left had an average income of $77,000 per year, compared with taxpayers who entered Illinois, who had an average income of $57,000 per year.
Not only did Illinois lose tens of thousands more taxpayers...
llinois is one of only eight states that do not enforce food-stamp work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents. But reinstating work requirements would benefit Illinois food-stamp enrollees as well as state and local economies.
Welfare programs such as food...
By Dan Ptoft 11/14/2016
Trump won 91 of Illinois' 102 counties to Romney's 79. This should be noted by ILGOPers who suggest and behave as if Trump is the name that shan't be spoken: we can't lead the revolt from...
Property taxes in Illinois keep going up, but homes themselves have yet to recover their value years after the housing crisis.
A new study found that Illinois homes purchased in 2008, right before the housing-market recession, still have not gained...
