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House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) wants to ensure he controls Illinois well into the future by enacting a progressive tax in Illinois, according to Austin Berg, the director of content for the Illinois Policy Institute.
After weeks of speculation, State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) has decided to take a concrete step towards challenging incumbent Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner.
It might be home sweet home to some, but to others, Illinois is “home overtaxed home,” the Illinois Opportunity Project contended recently in announcing its support for a Homeowners Defense Association (HDA) intiative.
October is Manufacturing Month in Illinois, and the state has held several events to highlight its importance recently.
Illinois taxpayers are footing the bill for a system flawed beyond any internal solutions, a former state government insider claims.
House Democrats say they will try again to prevent Gov. Bruce Rauner from turning Illinois into a right-to-work state.
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) is crying foul on the recent hiring of Dee Molinare by the Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB).
On the last weekend of Aug.1999, then-Illinois House Republican Leader Lee Daniels held a golf outing and fundraiser dinner at Medinah Country Club that attracted 1,200, raising $680,000 for his members’ campaigns– $1.01 million in 2017 dollars.
Gov. Bruce Rauner announced his re-election bid via a video released on Monday that features him riding a Harley-Davidson across rural, urban and suburban landscapes.
The recent decision by Toyota and Mazda against locating their new factory in the DeKalb area has left frustration if not downright puzzlement in its wake, especially since Illinois ranked fourth among the finalists, according to DeKalb County Board Chairman Mark Pietrowski.