Ald. Ed Burke Explains Ban On Driverless Cars, Calls Pitt. Mayor An Autocrat Of A Small City Who Doesn't Care About His Residents' Safet
14th Ward Ald. Ed Burke who has served on Chicago's City Council since America was a...
Limiting how much units of government can raise taxes could provide much-needed relief for overtaxed Illinoisans.
Illinois residents have the highest property tax rate in the nation. Over the past 50 years, property taxes in Illinois have grown 2.5 times...
August IDES report shows 22,000 people dropped out of the workforce, and 4,400 manufacturing jobs were lost.
The Illinois workforce shrank by 22,000 people in August, according to a new report by the Illinois Department of Employment Security, or IDES....
Government jobs growth continues while Illinois’ private sector suffers from burdensome taxes and regulations.
Government taking too much money from the private economy through taxation and imposing too many regulations has in large part driven Illinois’ sluggish economic growth. As...
FOOD FIGHT IN CHICAGO
September 6, 2016
Dan Proft and Austin Berg talk AFSCME, Rahm's "crack down" on food trucks and the mass exodus out of Chicago.
Podcast: https://www.illinoispolicy.org/radio/food-fight-in-chicago/
Dan Proft and Austin Berg break down what comes next in the state’s partial impasse...
Adam Andrzejewski , CONTRIBUTOR to Forbes 9/2/2016
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It’s been two years since Illinois state government had a full-year budget. Now, more than 70,000...
Greece’s still in crisis after years of austerity
Posted on August 19, 2016 by Cyceon in Articles
The situation in Greece is not positive in light of its efforts in recent years to restore its economy. This finding shared by Cyceon’s...
Illinois Rising: The town that outsourced everything
Hosts Pat Hughes and Dan Proft talk to the mayor of a Georgia town that successfully relies on the private sector for most of its services. They also break down Chicago Public Schools’ finances and discuss...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZJRZ7IsfO8
Lauren FitzPatrick Chicago Sun Times 8/24/2016
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One of the top good government groups in the city said Tuesday it couldn’t endorse Chicago Public Schools “overly optimistic” budget, while a key advocacy group for the disabled blasted the CPS budget for...
Why the Republican Neo-Conservatives Really Support Hillary
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Blog/2016 U.S. Presidential Election
Posted Aug 15, 2016 by Martin Armstrong
QUESTION: Marty; It is clear that the Republican elite support Hillary over Trump and of course the press with every story is...
