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  • Graduated Rates Would Provide Tax Relief, Shrink Deficits, and Boost the Illinois Economy

    New Study: State’s Current Flat Tax System Overcharges Middle Class, Strains Public Budgets

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  • Safe Patient Limits Would Help Combat Illinois’ Nursing Shortage

    Registered nurses (RNs) contribute immensely to the well-being of society. A new study, The Illinois Nursing…

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  • ILEPI Testimony on Investing in Water Infrastructure

    On Thursday, March 21, the Illinois House Appropriations-Capital Committee held a subject matter hearing on…

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    REPORT: Safe Patient Limits and Unions Could Help Cure Illinois Nurse Shortage

    La Grange:  Illinois projects that it will need to grow its supply of Registered Nurses…

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  • Illinois Insights Winter 2019 Edition

    The Winter 2019 Edition of ILEPI’s newsletter, Illinois Insights, has been released. The Illinois Economic Policy Institute (ILEPI)…

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  • Fact Sheet: How Restaurants Would Be Impacted by a $15 Minimum Wage

    Governor JB Pritzker may soon sign a bill to gradually raise the minimum wage to…

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  • A $15 Minimum Wage Would Boost Worker Earnings in All Regions of Illinois

    A new report from the Illinois Economic Policy Institute and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign…

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  • ILEPI Testimony on $15 Minimum Wage

    On Wednesday, February 6, the Illinois House Labor & Commerce Committee held a hearing on…

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  • Legalizing Sports Betting Could Generate $100 Million in Tax Revenue in Illinois

    A new report by the Illinois Economic Policy Institute and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign…

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  • Fact Sheet: $15 Minimum Wage in Illinois

    The Illinois Economic Policy Institute and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have jointly released…

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  • Report: $15 Minimum Wage in Illinois Would Have Largest Impacts in Communities Outside of Chicago

    La Grange:  A $15 minimum wage would increase paychecks for low-income workers and have the…

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  • New Report Assesses Proposals to Legalize Sports Betting in Illinois

    La Grange:  A program to legalize sports betting could create 2,500 jobs, increase tax revenue…

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