Tabitha Fleming Stories

Illinois history comes calling through new app

By Tabitha Fleming | Jun 26, 2017

Illinois visitors can take a deeper look at all of the history it has to offer thanks to an app unveiled by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency (IHPA) recently.

Handful of bills described as handouts to banks

By Tabitha Fleming | May 25, 2017

Bailing out bankers and encouraging broke municipalities to borrow beyond their means is no way to unburden Illinoisans, the conservative-leaning lllinois Policy Institute argued recently.

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Illinois Policy Institute issues state budget guidelines

By Tabitha Fleming | May 17, 2017

The Illinois Policy Institute is raising concern about the state’s budget, and reports that “many no longer care what’s in the budget. They just want to pass ‘something’ so they can go home and tell their constituents and local media that ‘the impasse is over.’”

Illinois reportedly spends nearly half of its education dollars on pensions

By Tabitha Fleming | May 13, 2017

The state of Illinois spends more on its students than other Midwest states according to an analysis and report from the Illinois Policy Institute.

Senate bill would take a cut of lawn care, group warns

By Tabitha Fleming | Apr 22, 2017

An amendment to Senate Bill 9 has received a lot of press for its plans to impose a 6.25 percent sales tax on streaming services and cable TV, but the lllinois Policy Institute is warning homeowners that the bill also would grab some green from landscaping companies.

Money doesn't talk, Illinois GOP says of Kennedy

By Tabitha Fleming | Apr 19, 2017

Gubernatorial candidate Chris Kennedy needs to replace his reticence with resolve, the lllinois Republican Party cautioned recently, offering an online video clip of Kennedy ignoring a reporter's question on his wealth.

Illinoisans going out of state rather than out of work

By Tabitha Fleming | Apr 14, 2017

Illinois employed 170,000 more workers before the Great Recession than it does today, the Illinois Policy Institute reported recently.

Law enforcement board failing Illinois, group alleges

By Tabitha Fleming | Mar 3, 2017

A non-profit public advocacy group says it has uncovered what it describes as a failure at the most basic level of law enforcement in Illinois.

Illinois population dropping sharply

By Tabitha Fleming | Feb 20, 2017

The state of Illinois is losing people faster than any other state in the Midwest.

Illinois faces continued economic downturn, think tank reports

By Tabitha Fleming | Feb 6, 2017

Illinois lawmakers are considering a multibillion-dollar tax hike that the Illinois Policy Group says may worsen the state’s already weakened economy.