Data from Illinois’ six largest pension systems show 19,158 former government workers collect annual pensions of more than $100,000, costing those systems nearly $2.4 billion combined in fiscal year 2018.
Six-figure pensioners enrolled in those systems contributed an average of...
What Bill Buckley Would Say to Conservatives Today
Lee Edwards
William F. Buckley's National Review magazine helped forge the new conservative consensus of the 20th century. (Photo: Richard Gilmore/Zuma Press/Newscom)
Lee Edwards is the distinguished fellow in conservative thought at The...
Steve Balich Editors note: There is no way to justify the pay and continued increases!!!!!!!!!!!! Our taxes are way to high and this is an example of part of the problem. When is enough money too much? Will the...
We Hear You: Conservatives and Liberals, Thoughts and Prayers, God and Guns
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A woman mourns at a memorial event in Beijing, China, for the victims of the mass murder Nov. 7 in Thousand Oaks, California. (Photo: Li Ying/Chine...
The Right Way to Overhaul Our Health Care System
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Genevieve Wood advances policy priorities of The Heritage Foundation as senior contributor to The Daily Signal. Send an email to Genevieve.
One thing most Americans agree on is that our...
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The Republicans took of the House with with a mandate to stop Obamacare funding. They did not even try; as I now see the Democrats stopping the wall with control of only the House. Republicans were told we need...
Illinois Gov. Pritzker All In for Taxpayer-Funding of Abortion and Planned Parenthood
Written by Laurie Higgins
Illinois’ newly installed governor, billionaire J.B. Pritzker, looked at the mess that decades of “progressive” rule has made of Illinois and had an epiphany: OMG, the problem...
On Watch: Illegal Immigration & the Migrant Caravan Crisis on the Southern Border
In this episode of “On Watch,” JW Director of Investigations & Research Chris Farrell joins Patricia Cramer, a 14-year veteran of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection...
Prison Reform Should Be a Conservative Priority, Mike Lee Argues
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“We've seen what happens when we take away somebody's brother or son or uncle or nephew or father and we warehouse them for decades at a time,”...
Lame duck Chicago mayor comes out swinging against Illinois pension benefits
Emanuel calls for change of state constitution, saying 3 percent 'raise' for retirees unsustainable
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