Audit panel reviewing state lease deal that some call an affront to taxpayers
By Michael Carroll and Greg Bishop
May 26, 2017
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Mike Hoffman, acting director of the Illinois Department of Central Management Services, testified Thursday...
CNBC’s Santelli On CPS Pension Fund: It’s A Ponzi Scheme
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May 26, 2017
Dan & Amy are joined by CNBC On-Air Editor Rick Santelli who had this to say about the Chicago City Wire: "It is...
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John Klingner
Is it just me, or does the world need a little less government and a little more free market?
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IL Senator McConchie Outlines the Simplicity of the Budget Crisis
Written By John Biver Two years after the “temporary” income tax expired, rapacious Springfield lawmakers are once again working toward raising our taxes, supposedly in order to solve the state’s...
Illinois Policy May 2017
Illinois had the nation’s highest black unemployment rate in 2016, according to annual unemployment data released by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, or BLS. Only 51 percent of black adults reported having some form of work in...
Studies: High corporate, property taxes stunt job growth in Illinois
By Michael Carroll
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Illinois imposes a higher tax burden on its businesses than most of its Midwest neighbors, according to newly released economic data that some...
Surrender or Fight
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Republicans, in particular the Trump administration, are approaching a historic decision that will shape America for generations to come.
The endless hostility of the Left, exemplified by violent fascists on college campuses, thugs in...
Berg: State lawmakers don’t really care about the budget
By Austin Berg
May 18, 2017
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“I have an announcement,” Chicago Democrat Barbara Flynn-Currie said the afternoon of May 10 on the floor of the Illinois House of Representatives,...
Illinois Senate proposal would tax home repairs
Senate Bill 9’s tax on home repairs would fall hardest on Illinois’ middle-class and senior residents.
Members of the home building industry say Senate Bill 9’s tax on home repairs would fall hardest on...
It’s been over a year since Hoist Liftruck cut the ribbon at a brand-new facility in East Chicago, Indiana.
Hoist Liftruck Manufacturing LLC is one of the nation’s largest forklift manufacturers. The company used to make those machines in Illinois,...
