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Illinois tipping bill could cut earnings for restaurants, servers
7+ hour, 17+ min ago —...A survey by the Illinois Restaurant Association found 92% of Chicago... ...$28 per hour according to the Illinois Restaurant Association, whose...
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Cook County property tax bills up 78% as values rise 7%
1+ day, 1+ hour ago —...An Illinois Policy Institute analysis tracked all single-family and... ...the Cook County Assessor’s Office.... ...Virginia, Arkansas, Louisiana and South Carolina combined.... ...with taxpayers spending more than the typical homeowners in Alabama, West...
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Medicaid enrollment, spending soar in Illinois as Congress weighs cuts
1+ day, 2+ hour ago —...Medicaid is a joint federal-state health insurance program covering... ...Medicaid enrollment, spending soar in Illinois as Congress weighs... ...Nevertheless, Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program enrollment... ...Illinois and Maine have the highest Medicaid renewal rates at 90%...
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Chicago is only big city where mayor gets to fill city council vacancies
1+ day, 19+ hour ago —...Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, to the top post in the Chicago Park District... ...Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will soon crown his first City Council... ...the City Council to reject his pick for Ramirez-Rosa’s successor... ...Examples include: Chicago City Council members can campaign for reelection...
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How Chicago’s election timing suppresses voting
2+ day, 12+ hour ago —...for Ward 16 was 44.5% and Ward 28 was 50.3%.... ...But voter turnout across all United States municipalities remains... ...salaries (Anzia, 2014; Berry and Gersen, 2011).... ...Chicago turnout: municipal vs. general election...
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Illinois loses jobs in January, metro areas lag U.S. job growth
4+ day, 2+ hour ago —...and Champaign-Urbana at 4% and Cape Girardeau at 3.8%.... ...Bloomington, Rockford and Chicago also saw notable increases in jobs... ...The Illinois Policy Institute’s Lincoln Poll in 2023 substantiated... ...Illinois’ state and local tax burden is the highest in the Midwest...
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Lemont Township’s $22 million pension crisis on April 1 ballot
1+ week, 6+ hour ago —...Director of Fiscal and Economic Research Lemont Township’s $22 million... ...With a funded ratio of only 68%, the Lemont Police Pension Fund is...
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Getting ahead is hard for low-income Illinoisans
6+ day, 23+ hour ago —...The report by the Illinois Policy Institute and the Archbridge Institute... ...Opportunity stalls in Illinois as the state lags other Midwestern...
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Illinois has too many unemployed chasing too few jobs, ranks 5th worst
6+ day, 23+ hour ago —...and South Dakota.... ...Illinois also had a lower-than-average quit rate, suggesting Illinois...
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Palos Township’s $83M pension crisis on the ballot
1+ week, 6+ hour ago —...Director of Fiscal and Economic Research Palos Township’s $83M pension... ...The Palos Park Police Pension Fund has a funded ratio of 52%, while...