Illinois Policy's Adam Schuster Talks Balanced Budget
Illinois Policy Institute is kicking off budget season by releasing its comprehensive plan to end the perpetual budget crises that have plagued the state for decades.
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Illinois Has the Highest Unemployment Rate in the Nation
Last week in this space, I mentioned that Illinois often finds itself at the bottom of "good lists," and at the top of the "bad lists." There aren't a whole lot of things worse than being unemployed (especially when you desperately wish to be employed), and u…
New Report Says Gov't Workers in Illinois are Highest Paid in the Nation
After reading the Illinois Policy Institute's new report on pay and benefits for government workers in Illinois, you may (because I was) be thinking, "I've made a vocational error."
Analyzing the IL pension deal [AUDIO]
More pension fun from Tuesday morning's show, this time with John Tillman, CEO of Illinois Policy Institute. We asked him about many of the details of the proposed pension deal, including the fake defined contribution option that's inside:
It's a fake 401k plan to seduce Rep…
It's a fake 401k plan to seduce Rep…