3+ hour, 10+ min ago  (521+ words) Even though some of John Van Vleet's peers were skeptical about the state's pension buyout program for public employees, he decided to take advantage of it. "A lot of people had this conversation where they weren't sure if they wanted…...

20+ hour, 11+ min ago  (409+ words) The CPS Board of Education could vote today to reject the help for Chicago students PRESS RELEASE'from the ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE Chicago Public Schools could get massive federal funding boost to help students if state opts in The CPS Board…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (389+ words) Increases funded by federal COVID aid have been made permanent, causing a fiscal problem. Illinois needs to pull back on spending. Since 2020, the state has gotten $15. 6 billion in federal aid related to the COVID-19 pandemic. While that funding was temporary,…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago  (12+ words) Illinois Policy Eric Allie is Spiderman. Shhhh!...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago  (346+ words) A measure in the General Assembly would permit cosmetology and barber apprenticeships as a pathway to a license. Illinois has taken a step toward expanding opportunity. House Bill 3460 unanimously passed out of the Health Care Licenses Committee on March 25. The…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (403+ words) Mayor Brandon Johnson's "Cut the Tape' initiative has made real gains for housing in its second year. Still, the hardest reforms remain undone. Two years after Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson unveiled 107 recommendations to reduce bureaucratic requirements strangling residential and business…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (531+ words) Fare evasion leads to lower revenue and higher crime. Two cities have found a way to fight it. With low demand and high crime having pushed the Chicago Transit Authority into a fiscal crisis, the city must make the system…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (15+ words) Most Cook County property taxes for police and fire go to pensions, not protection'Illinois Policy...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (354+ words) Adopting a state spending cap could help combat a mounting fiscal crisis. Illinois faces massive projected deficits, threatening the state's long term fiscal health. The Governor's Office of Management and Budget projects state budget deficits totaling nearly $21 billion during the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (468+ words) House Bill 4882 was supported with written testimony by Josh Bandoch, head of policy at Illinois Policy. The Illinois House of Representatives" Labor and Commerce Committee unanimously passed HB4882, the Future of Work Act of 2026, on March 25. The measure now could be…...