Illinois Senate Joins Push For U.S. Constitutional Convention
The Illinois Senate has joined a push for a national constitutional convention. Organizers want to change the way political campaigns are financed.The last time there was a Constitutional Convention,...
View ArticleRemoving The Pension Protection Clause
Illinois' ability to change retirement benefits of government workers is limited because of a provision in the state Constitution. But what about trying to make that a non-issue, by doing away with...
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Question & Answer: Wayne Whalen on Con-Con
The Chicago lawyer and vice president of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Foundation board was a delegate to the state's 1969-1970 Constitutional Convention.
View ArticleIllinois Issues: Don’t Blame The Constitution For Failure To End Impasse
The constitutional requirement for a balanced budget is not as strict as you might think.
View ArticleIllinois Issues: State Constitution Turns 45
The Illinois Constitution turns 45 on December 15. As the document reaches its birthday, Charlie Wheeler looks at the ways it modernized government.
View ArticleIllinois Issues: Why Does The State Have A Flat Income Tax?
Illinois is one of only eight states with a flat income tax. The reasons can be traced to the state’s first-ever successful attempt at putting an income tax in place. An effort to change the current...
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