The Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) a free market nonprofit think tank with offices in Chicago and Springfield. Founded in 2002, it is active in the areas

Illinois (/ˌɪlɪˈnɔɪ/ IL-in-OY) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River

John Tillman is a conservative activist who runs the Illinois Policy Institute (IPI), a libertarian think tank, and the American Culture Project, which

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC, U of I, Illinois, or University of Illinois) is a public land-grant research university in the Champaign–Urbana

Rosemont is a village in Cook County, Illinois, located immediately northwest of Chicago. As of the 2020 census, the village had a population of 3,952

Not even one-quarter of SEIU HCII’s spending is on representing workers – which should be its main priority. Yet dozens of its own employees make six-fig…

The Illinois Policy Institute is the strongest voice for taxpayers in the state. We stand up for regular Illinoisans who deserve a voice in their governme…

Our work is published on Illinois Policy’s website, illinoispolicy.org. Much of our work also is promoted via social media on Twitter, Facebook and YouTu…

Changing Hearts, Minds, Laws We're Currently Hiring Do you believe that the world is a better place when free societies and free markets allow all citize…

You’re not using Styrofoam. Not if you’re eating takeout, drinking a soda or chugging a Dunkin’ Donuts coffee. These disposable food and beverage contain…

America is facing a housing affordability crisis. According to a 2022 survey, 73% of Americans said the average person could not afford a home in their a…

America is facing a housing affordability crisis. According to a 2022 survey, 73% of Americans said the average person could not afford a home in their a…

Illinois has too much school district administration. It has too much education pension debt. There are ways to solve those problems to help students fac…

Illinois Democrats finally passed the fourth draft of their congressional district map after earlier versions prompted criticism from the Hispanic commun…

There is no such thing as free beer in Illinois, which is why state lawmakers are considering allowing one mug or another alcoholic beverage as a reward …

Declining demand has John Deere planning 600 layoffs, including 280 in Illinois, by the end of August. Illinois already had companies planning to cut 1,1…

A bipartisan bill to repeal a $100 hike on license plates for trailers has so many sponsors, it could pass the Illinois House. Still, the bill is stuck i…

House Bill 2622 would create a state-run workers’ compensation insurance company, while failing to address the real problems with Illinois’ workers’ comp…

America is facing a housing affordability crisis. According to a 2022 survey, 73% of Americans said the average person could not afford a home in their a…

Fiscal watchdog Truth in Accounting found Chicagoans are each responsible for the second-most debt in the nation. It again gave the city an ‘F’ grade des…

America is facing a housing affordability crisis. According to a 2022 survey, 73% of Americans said the average person could not afford a home in their a…

The mayor proposed tripling ride-sharing taxes and fees on solo passengers downtown, on top of other increases, as the city confronts a nearly $1 billion…

America is facing a housing affordability crisis. According to a 2022 survey, 73% of Americans said the average person could not afford a home in their a…

In a letter to the president, Gov. J.B. Pritzker joined other Democratic governors to urge the removal of the State and Local Tax deduction cap. The move…

The mayor proposed tripling ride-sharing taxes and fees on solo passengers downtown, on top of other increases, as the city confronts a nearly $1 billion…

Illinois House members voted to override Gov. Rauner’s veto of a bill that would allow a former firefighter serving as a Chicago aldermen to credit his p…

Illinois ranked 14th worst in the nation for road infrastructure with 20% of state roadways non-acceptable and 12% of bridges in poor condition by federal…

Illinois leads the nation in local government bloat, with over 6,000 taxing bodies. The Citizen’s Empowerment Act, sponsored by Illinois House Rep. Jonat…

A state audit found the Illinois Department of Employment Security lost to fraud more than half of the $3.6 billion in federal COVID-19 dollars earmarked…

Today marks the first day of the Illinois General Assembly’s two week veto session. Veto session is held for six days every fall to allow the General Ass…

Today marks the first day of the Illinois General Assembly’s two week veto session. Veto session is held for six days every fall to allow the General Ass…

Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced all Illinoisans age 2 and up are required to wear masks inside public spaces effective Aug. 30. All school and health care w…

Video gaming already generated $428 million in tax revenue so far in 2024. Part of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s new Illinois state budget relies on more revenue …

The village of Skokie issued $176 million in new bonds to fund shortfalls in public safety pensions. The village joins a growing list of municipalities f…

America is facing a housing affordability crisis. According to a 2022 survey, 73% of Americans said the average person could not afford a home in their a…

Mayor Lori Lightfoot just cried ‘safety’ in fending off an effort to curb the speed cameras that issued more tickets than Chicago has residents. But her …

America is facing a housing affordability crisis. According to a 2022 survey, 73% of Americans said the average person could not afford a home in their a…

Officials at the General Assembly Retirement System suspended Michael McClain’s legislative pension after he was convicted on nine counts of bribery in th…

America is facing a housing affordability crisis. According to a 2022 survey, 73% of Americans said the average person could not afford a home in their a…

Delegates to the National Education Association’s annual meeting again called for mask and vaccine mandates, as well as remote learning. On Nov. 8 voters…

Chicagoans reported 7.8% more violent crime from June 2023 through May 2024, led primarily by a spike in robberies. West and South Side residents bore th…

America is facing a housing affordability crisis. According to a 2022 survey, 73% of Americans said the average person could not afford a home in their a…

Sen. Dick Durbin, long known for his anti-smoking campaigns, released a new report Monday alleging that e-cigarette companies target youth smokers, and t…

America is facing a housing affordability crisis. According to a 2022 survey, 73% of Americans said the average person could not afford a home in their a…

JOIN THE FIGHT JOIN THE FIGHT Millions of Illinois voters have had no voice in our state government for years, with half of all House races going unconte…

Help us improve Illinois. January 5, 2024 By: Katie Clancy While you were enjoying the holidays, you might have missed the news about the continuous busl…

Introduction The Illinois Policy Institute, its partner the Liberty Justice Center, and the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation filed a lawsu…

Loading Open Government The Illinois Policy Institute has created this Ten-Point Transparency Checklist to hold government and elected officials accounta…

The Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) a free market nonprofit think tank with offices in Chicago and Springfield. Founded in 2002, it is active in the areas

First nationwide school choice bill passes U.S. House committee The Educational Choice for Children Act of 2024 becomes the first nationwide school choice…

Illinois (/ˌɪlɪˈnɔɪ/ IL-in-OY) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River

John Tillman is a conservative activist who runs the Illinois Policy Institute (IPI), a libertarian think tank, and the American Culture Project, which

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC, U of I, Illinois, or University of Illinois) is a public land-grant research university in the Champaign–Urbana

Rosemont is a village in Cook County, Illinois, located immediately northwest of Chicago. As of the 2020 census, the village had a population of 3,952

Not even one-quarter of SEIU HCII’s spending is on representing workers – which should be its main priority. Yet dozens of its own employees make six-fig…

The Illinois Policy Institute is the strongest voice for taxpayers in the state. We stand up for regular Illinoisans who deserve a voice in their governme…

Our work is published on Illinois Policy’s website, illinoispolicy.org. Much of our work also is promoted via social media on Twitter, Facebook and YouTu…

Changing Hearts, Minds, Laws We're Currently Hiring Do you believe that the world is a better place when free societies and free markets allow all citize…

You’re not using Styrofoam. Not if you’re eating takeout, drinking a soda or chugging a Dunkin’ Donuts coffee. These disposable food and beverage contain…

America is facing a housing affordability crisis. According to a 2022 survey, 73% of Americans said the average person could not afford a home in their a…

America is facing a housing affordability crisis. According to a 2022 survey, 73% of Americans said the average person could not afford a home in their a…

Illinois has too much school district administration. It has too much education pension debt. There are ways to solve those problems to help students fac…

Illinois Democrats finally passed the fourth draft of their congressional district map after earlier versions prompted criticism from the Hispanic commun…

There is no such thing as free beer in Illinois, which is why state lawmakers are considering allowing one mug or another alcoholic beverage as a reward …

Declining demand has John Deere planning 600 layoffs, including 280 in Illinois, by the end of August. Illinois already had companies planning to cut 1,1…

A bipartisan bill to repeal a $100 hike on license plates for trailers has so many sponsors, it could pass the Illinois House. Still, the bill is stuck i…

House Bill 2622 would create a state-run workers’ compensation insurance company, while failing to address the real problems with Illinois’ workers’ comp…

America is facing a housing affordability crisis. According to a 2022 survey, 73% of Americans said the average person could not afford a home in their a…

Fiscal watchdog Truth in Accounting found Chicagoans are each responsible for the second-most debt in the nation. It again gave the city an ‘F’ grade des…

America is facing a housing affordability crisis. According to a 2022 survey, 73% of Americans said the average person could not afford a home in their a…

The mayor proposed tripling ride-sharing taxes and fees on solo passengers downtown, on top of other increases, as the city confronts a nearly $1 billion…

America is facing a housing affordability crisis. According to a 2022 survey, 73% of Americans said the average person could not afford a home in their a…

In a letter to the president, Gov. J.B. Pritzker joined other Democratic governors to urge the removal of the State and Local Tax deduction cap. The move…

The mayor proposed tripling ride-sharing taxes and fees on solo passengers downtown, on top of other increases, as the city confronts a nearly $1 billion…

Illinois House members voted to override Gov. Rauner’s veto of a bill that would allow a former firefighter serving as a Chicago aldermen to credit his p…

Illinois ranked 14th worst in the nation for road infrastructure with 20% of state roadways non-acceptable and 12% of bridges in poor condition by federal…

Illinois leads the nation in local government bloat, with over 6,000 taxing bodies. The Citizen’s Empowerment Act, sponsored by Illinois House Rep. Jonat…

A state audit found the Illinois Department of Employment Security lost to fraud more than half of the $3.6 billion in federal COVID-19 dollars earmarked…

Today marks the first day of the Illinois General Assembly’s two week veto session. Veto session is held for six days every fall to allow the General Ass…

Today marks the first day of the Illinois General Assembly’s two week veto session. Veto session is held for six days every fall to allow the General Ass…

Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced all Illinoisans age 2 and up are required to wear masks inside public spaces effective Aug. 30. All school and health care w…

Video gaming already generated $428 million in tax revenue so far in 2024. Part of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s new Illinois state budget relies on more revenue …

The village of Skokie issued $176 million in new bonds to fund shortfalls in public safety pensions. The village joins a growing list of municipalities f…

America is facing a housing affordability crisis. According to a 2022 survey, 73% of Americans said the average person could not afford a home in their a…

Mayor Lori Lightfoot just cried ‘safety’ in fending off an effort to curb the speed cameras that issued more tickets than Chicago has residents. But her …

America is facing a housing affordability crisis. According to a 2022 survey, 73% of Americans said the average person could not afford a home in their a…

Officials at the General Assembly Retirement System suspended Michael McClain’s legislative pension after he was convicted on nine counts of bribery in th…

America is facing a housing affordability crisis. According to a 2022 survey, 73% of Americans said the average person could not afford a home in their a…

Delegates to the National Education Association’s annual meeting again called for mask and vaccine mandates, as well as remote learning. On Nov. 8 voters…

Chicagoans reported 7.8% more violent crime from June 2023 through May 2024, led primarily by a spike in robberies. West and South Side residents bore th…

America is facing a housing affordability crisis. According to a 2022 survey, 73% of Americans said the average person could not afford a home in their a…

Sen. Dick Durbin, long known for his anti-smoking campaigns, released a new report Monday alleging that e-cigarette companies target youth smokers, and t…

America is facing a housing affordability crisis. According to a 2022 survey, 73% of Americans said the average person could not afford a home in their a…

JOIN THE FIGHT JOIN THE FIGHT Millions of Illinois voters have had no voice in our state government for years, with half of all House races going unconte…

Help us improve Illinois. January 5, 2024 By: Katie Clancy While you were enjoying the holidays, you might have missed the news about the continuous busl…

Introduction The Illinois Policy Institute, its partner the Liberty Justice Center, and the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation filed a lawsu…

Loading Open Government The Illinois Policy Institute has created this Ten-Point Transparency Checklist to hold government and elected officials accounta…