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Comptroller Mendoza claims Illinois paying its bills but needs more federal bailout to avoid a big one

JANUARY 4, 2022 | WIREPOINTS

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JULY 9, 2021 | LOOK BELOW THE SURFACE ON CHICAGO’S NEW FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Federal cash for Illinois is vastly more than commonly reported -- $138 billion and counting

JUNE 30, 2021 | WIREPOINTS

‘High marks’ for Illinois’ new budget? The spin has begun

JUNE 11, 2021 | WIREPOINTS

Pop quiz: Name the three whoppers by Pritzker, Harmon and Welch contained in these two sentences they wrote

APRIL 16, 2021 | WIREPOINTS

Surprisingly good tax revenue numbers for the State of Illinois

FEBRUARY 4, 2021 | WIREPOINTS

Pure genius: Illinois Treasurer Frerichs takes money from charities to make grants to charities – Quicktake

FEBRUARY 1, 2021 | WIREPOINTS ILLINOIS NEWS

Yes, pension reform through a constitutional amendment

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020 | THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE

The path to Illinois pension reform

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 | THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Wondering what Chicago’s current cash situation is? Good luck finding anything

MARCH 20, 2020 | WIREPOINTS ILLINOIS NEWS

‘I gotta get outta here’

MARCH 10, 2020 | WIREPOINTS ILLINOIS NEWS

Global warming was blamed for evaporating the Great Lakes, now blamed for high water in Chicago’s ‘climate emergency’

FEBRUARY 13, 2020 | WIREPOINTS ILLINOIS NEWS

Why nobody but bond buyers should like Chicago’s latest deal

JANUARY 21, 2020 | WIREPOINTS ILLINOIS NEWS

Chicago’s pitch for new bond refinancing is mighty fishy

OCTOBER 25, 2019 | WIREPOINTS ILLINOIS NEWS

Illinois hit by record $47 billion loss, ignored by regular media. Why?

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019 | WIREPOINTS ILLINOIS NEWS

To bar lawsuit over bond issuance, Illinois court defies law’s most fundamental principle

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019 | WIREPOINTS ILLINOIS NEWS

Got a problem with a certain hedge fund trying to profit by invalidating certain Illinois bonds?

AUGUST 19, 2019 | WIREPOINTS ILLINOIS NEWS

Lawmakers moving towards raising property taxes to fund affordable housing

JULY 23, 2019 | WIREPOINTS ILLINOIS NEWS

Why some Illinois Republicans are making the wrong argument against a progressive income tax

MAY 20, 2019 | WIREPOINTS

Asset transfers’ to pensions: Be afraid

MARCH 11, 2019 | WIREPOINTS ILLINOIS NEWS