Why Are Term Limits Such a Big Part of the Grand Bargain? By Whet Moser One answer: because it polls well and probably wouldn't change very much. Another answer: Madigan. Read more
What Would a Property-Tax Freeze Mean for Illinois? By Whet Moser It's incredibly complicated. Freezing property taxes would shift the burden of cost-cutting to local governments—and experts say we need more legislation to make sure that doesn't do too much damage. Read more
What Is Workers' Comp Reform and Why Is It Part of the Budget Deal? By Whet Moser and Yana Kunichoff The governor wants to bring Illinois's benefits down from some of the highest in the country, but Democrats aren't thrilled about it. Read more
Will Illinois Ever Solve Its Pension Problem? By Whet Moser Almost four years after the first try, pension reforms seems politically realistic—and perhaps legally as well. Read more
Illinoisians Are Willing to Pay More Taxes to Help the Poor By Whet Moser Just don't ask us where exactly the money should go. Read more
Another Way Illinois Shoots Itself in the Foot When Defunding Colleges By Whet Moser It's not just about educating students—colleges are proven to spur economic growth by their very existence. Read more
Bruce Rauner's Approval Numbers Are In Freefall By Whet Moser His latest numbers are brutal, even compared to last year. Any silver lining for him? Madigan's even more unpopular. Read more
Brushed Off By Rauner, Chance the Rapper Announces a Big CPS Donation By Whet Moser But he's leaving the policy negotiations up to the state legislature. Read more
Here's What It Would Take Close Illinois's Budget Gap By Whet Moser It's not painless. But it does share some similarity with the "grand bargain" developing in the legislature. Read more
Facing Budget Impasse and Ben Carson, Housing Advocates Press On By Tatiana Walk-Morris As Housing Action Illinois celebrates its 30th anniversary, a look at the challenges facing housing advocates in 2017. Read more
