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Are Illinois Taxpayers Being Shortchanged by Corporate Subsidies?
New ILEPI series shows giveaways often don’t deliver as promised, disadvantage underserved communities, and are…
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3 Simple Responses If You See a Post Claiming that 60,000+ Public Sector Workers in Illinois Make $100,000+
A recent Illinois Policy Institute article doesn’t tell a complete story.
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Education and Infrastructure Grow the Economy. Other Proposals Being Debated in Illinois Don’t.
With the State of Illinois finally having a new budget for the first time in…
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ILEPI Testimony on the Potential IDOT Shutdown
If Illinois’ state budget crisis is not resolved by June 30, 2017, all existing Illinois…
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10 Reasons Why Peoria Remains a Great Place to Do Business
The Union-Business Case for Firm Relocation and Investment in Illinois and Peoria is available here. In…
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IDOT Shutdown Could Cost 23,000 Jobs and Hundreds of Millions of Dollars
NEW Study: A protracted shutdown of planned road and bridge projects could shrink the Illinois…
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Five Reasons Why Prevailing Wage Works in McHenry County
Prevailing wage rates reflect local market conditions in McHenry County.
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Illinois Insights – Summer 2017 Edition
The Summer 2017 Edition of ILEPI’s newsletter, Illinois Insights, has been released.
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New Bill Would Cut the Wages of Middle-Class Construction Workers
With a renewed focus on rebuilding the nation’s infrastructure, Congress must also support policies that…
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The Illinois Tollway Board Votes to Move the Route 53/120 Extension Forward
The Illinois Economic Policy Institute (ILEPI) supports the Illinois Tollway Board’s decision to advance the…
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The State of Illinois’ Unions in 2017
A new study finds that labor unions continue to face both short- and long-term challenges…
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Illinois Unemployment Fell, But Job Growth Was Slow Over Past Year
In Friday’s release on state employment and unemployment, there are both positives and negatives for…
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