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“You might be a redneck if both your dog and your wallet are on chains.” Jeff Foxworthy I couldn’t help but think of that joke yesterday when the Illinois House passed a bill saying dogs, when tethered, needed to be on chains or ropes at least 10 feet long. House Bill 83 passed the Senate Wednesday on a 43-9 vote. Don’t get me[...]

Illinois has the nation’s second-worst unemployment rate. At 9.5 percent, it’s two percentage points higher than the national average of 7.5 percent. Two percentage points might not seem like much on paper, but that equates to 130,000 people. That’s more than the entire populations of Peoria, Springfield or Elgin. Think about it[...]

by Scott Reeder I couldn’t help but roll my eyes at the news this week that the Illinois Retired Teachers Association says it will sue even if the most wimpy pension reform bill – backed by the government worker unions – becomes law. Political pundits were busy wringing their hands and bemoaning the “loss of momentum” for this bill[...]

by Scott Reeder A few years ago, I was talking to a new college graduate who was moving to an expensive, distant city where she didn’t have a job. I asked, “How will you support yourself?” She shrugged and said her parents had money and would support her whether or not she found work. I couldn’t help but think, “Her parents[...]

By Mike Billy MACOMB, Ill. – In a unique case in which a city tried to redefine “majority” in a local election, an Illinois circuit court judge has ruled that having the majority of votes means simply having more than half. Since February, the results of a city aldermanic race have been under dispute in the western Illinois city of[...]

by Mike Billy It's no secret that Illinois is facing a pension crisis. The system is underfunded by $97 billion and under new accounting standards that number is more than double, topping $200 billion. Several bills have been proposed to address this looming crisis and at least two of those include a controversial provision that would[...]

By Mike Billy SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn announced a proposal on Wednesday to spend $12.62 billion over the next six years on transportation projects. The proposal includes highway construction, public transit, rail and airport projects, according to a news release from the governor’s office. Roads projects make up 75 percent[...]

By Mike Billy An Illinois House committee passed a controversial bill on Wednesday that would put a three-year freeze on the creation of new virtual charter schools in Illinois. House Bill 494, which passed the Elementary and Secondary Education Committee, would put a moratorium on the establishment of any charter school with “virtual[...]

By Scott Reeder SPRINGFIELD – As the Transportation Safety Administration agent rummaged through my suitcase she picked up my tube of toothpaste, shook her head and said “no.” The tube went sailing into a waste basket filled with bottles of suntan lotion, cans of shaving cream and other odds and ends the TSA considers too dangerous to[...]

By Mike Billy Illinois is one of the least free states in the nation. At least that’s the case according to the findings of a study released this week that ranked the states based on how much state government policies promote freedom. The Prairie State ranks 45th and that number has decreased each year that the George Mason[...]