Peoria Heights’ mayor vetoed a grocery tax, saying the village would not balance its budget on the backs of families at the ...

Legalizing additional dwelling units citywide would bring more housing choices, lower costs and help Chicagoans stay in the neighborhoods they love.

Mailee Smith is the Illinois Policy Institute’s senior director of labor policy and staff attorney. In this role, she focuses on government union labor relations and the effect on Illinois taxpayers.

Paul Vallas is a nationally recognized education and public-sector finance expert. Paul began his career as a policy adviser in the Illinois General Assembly before moving on to serve as revenue ...

District 146 Educators Council has voted to authorize a strike. If an agreement is not reached, teachers in Tinley Park could ...

If Illinois state lawmakers are not going to spend the $3.3 billion sitting in the state’s road fund, drivers should get a ...

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Bryant Jackson-Green is the criminal justice policy analyst with the Illinois Policy Institute. His research primarily focuses on criminal justice reform and regulatory policy. Before joining the ...

Matt Paprocki is president and CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute. He lives in Chicago with his wife, Anna, and their daughter, Fiona, and son Rocky. Matt earned a degree in business administration ...

The Illinois State Board of Education is giving school districts an incentive to study consolidation, but a flawed process ...

LyLena D. Estabine is a Policy Researcher at the Illinois Policy Institute. She researches housing affordability, pension reform, and poverty alleviation. Her work has appeared in popular outlets like ...

Enrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program dropped by 3.2% in May. Still, nearly 2 million Illinoisans relied on federal food aid, with participation rates exceeding 30% in some ...