Bad revenue forecasts drive reckless state spending
Bad revenue forecasts drive reckless state spending
Lawmakers too often decide what to spend without an accurate picture of what will come in.
Pritzker: Lifeguard not on duty
Pritzker: Lifeguard not on duty
Illinois drivers pay nation’s second-highest gas taxes ahead of Memorial Day
Illinois drivers pay nation’s second-highest gas taxes ahead of Memorial Day
Gas prices in Illinois are up 48% from last Memorial Day. Here’s what to know about the state’s gas tax.
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Vallas: The Chicago City Council must empower itself for better budget oversight
Vallas: The Chicago City Council must empower itself for better budget oversight
Going into this budget cycle, there should be an added urgency for the City Council to build its capacity to play a co-equal role in the budget process and push to adopt more reforms and efficiencies to control spending.
2 ways to improve Illinois spending decisions
2 ways to improve Illinois spending decisions
Lawmakers make costly decisions without understanding the economic impact.
A Bears deal shouldn’t leave property taxpayers on the sidelines
A Bears deal shouldn’t leave property taxpayers on the sidelines
Any deal linked to a stadium should benefit everyone.
Illinoisans can read a budget before it passes for the first time in at least 10 years
Illinoisans can read a budget before it passes for the first time in at least 10 years
Bucking the practice of recent years, lawmakers introduced the proposed budget more than three weeks before the May 31 end of the session.
Pritzker board eliminates poor attendance from Illinois school ratings
Pritzker board eliminates poor attendance from Illinois school ratings
High chronic absenteeism will no longer hurt a school’s state rating.
At least 5 Democratic states are opting into the FSTC. What’s holding up Pritzker?
At least 5 Democratic states are opting into the FSTC. What’s holding up Pritzker?
At least 31 states have said they plan to opt into the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program.
Peoria school board wisely returning to basics in reading
Peoria school board wisely returning to basics in reading
Peoria Public Schools is adopting evidence-based practices.
Counties urge Pritzker to say yes to donor funds for students
Counties urge Pritzker to say yes to donor funds for students
Twelve county boards to date have adopted resolutions pushing for the governor to opt into a donor-funded federal program for academic needs.
Chicago population up for third straight year, but growth slows
Chicago population up for third straight year, but growth slows
Chicago grew for a third straight year, but the growth is slowing down compared to previous years.