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The '''Illinois Policy Institute''' is a non-profit non-partisan think tank that focuses on liberty based research and policy for the state of [[Illinois]]. The Institute is engaged in state and local politics and has offices located in [[Chicago]] and Springfield.
==Staff==
John Tilman is the current CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute and sits on the board of the Sam Adams Alliance.
Other Staff Include:
*Kristina Rasmussen, Executive Vice President
*Heather Wilhelm, Vice-President of Marketing and Communications
*Collin Hitt, Director of Education Policy
*Kate Campaigne, Director of Center for Government Reform
*Richard Lorenc, Director of Outreach
*Katie Truesdell, Manager of External Relations
*Michael Demkovich, Marketing and Communications Associate
*Jerry Agar, Multimedia Fellow
*John Hill, Senior Fellow, Energy Policy
*Don Soifer, Senior Fellow
*Andrew Busch, Senior Fellow
*Leonard Gilroy, Senior Fellow
*Ryan McLaughlin, Public Affairs Counselor
==Projects==
==Pork Watch==
The Illinois Policy Institute has teamed up with Citizens Against Government Waste to publish the [http://207.241.65.184/uploads/files/IL_Piglet05.pdf Illinois Piglet Book], which exposes government waste in the state of Illinois.
==Transparency==
IPI is an advocate for government transparency and reform and launched [http://www.openillinois.org Open Illinois] to highlight changes to government transparency in Illinois. The Institute has also teamed up with [http://www.forthegoodofillinois.org/Default.aspx For the Good of Illinois] to help gain better transparency for school districts.
==Liberty Leaders==
The Institute created a program to help get local citizens involved in government reform and transparency. The program is called [http://www.illinoispolicyinstitute.org/search/index.asp?searchfield=Liberty+Leaders&Submit=Submit Liberty Leaders].
The Liberty Leaders program is developing “spokespeople for liberty” in Illinois by providing citizens with knowledge of free market policies and the know-how to get them turned into law.
Besides providing Liberty Leaders with background and key information on why liberty-based policy will work for Illinois, the Liberty Leaders program coaches individuals on effective civic engagement. Here are some
examples of how you can get involved:
*Write a Letter to the Editor
*Contact your legislators
*Attend Local Government meetings i.e. Village Board Meetings, Town Halls, County Board Meetings
Since the program’s launch in June 2008, Liberty Leaders have made over $3.5 billion in local taxpayer expenditures transparent and worked to stop a statewide tax increase–and we’re just getting started.
==Tweet Illinois==
The Illinois Policy Institute launched a website called [http://www.tweetillinois.org Tweet Illinois], which allows the citizens of Illinois to find out if their state lawmakers are on Twitter.
==Budget Review: Taxes and Spending==
In response to the calls by Governor Pat Quinn to raise the personal and corporate income tax, the Illinois Policy Institute released a table that illustrated who would pay higher taxes under the proposal. [http://www.illinoispolicyinstitute.org/uploads/files/quinnstaxplan.pdf Will my family pay higher taxes under Governor Quinn's plan?] shows the exact breakdown of who will pay higher taxes under his proposal.
The Institute has released several reports about balancing the budget in Illinois without raising taxes:
[http://www.illinoispolicyinstitute.org/uploads/files/budgetsolutions2010.pdf Budget Solutions 2010]
==Education Reform==
The Illinois Institute supports school choice and has released studies that highlight the success of charter schools in Illinois.
*[http://www.illinoispolicyinstitute.org/uploads/files/downstatecharters%5B1%5D.pdf UNSUNG HEROES: A Performance Report of Downstate and Suburban Charter Schools]
*[http://www.illinoispolicyinstitute.org/uploads/files/authorizer_brief.pdf Opening the Door to Better Schools Reforming charter school authorization law in Illinois]
*[http://www.illinoispolicyinstitute.org/uploads/files/gradrates_policypoint%5B1%5D_2.pdf Chicago students prove they can compete if given a chance: Urban charter school graduation rates rival the best in the state]
==Related Articles on Charter Schools==
*[http://www.illinoispolicyinstitute.org/news/article.asp?ArticleSource=777 Private Sector Educators, Public School Students]
*[http://www.illinoispolicyinstitute.org/news/article.asp?ArticleSource=640 Charter Schools: Accountability Creates Better Choices for For Education]
*[http://www.illinoispolicyinstitute.org/news/article.asp?ArticleSource=641 Rockford--and rest of state--would benefit from charters]
*[http://www.illinoispolicyinstitute.org/news/article.asp?ArticleSource=612 The Illinois Education Solution]
*[http://www.illinoispolicyinstitute.org/news/article.asp?ArticleSource=1246 School's Out, Forever? Charter Schools and the Dropout Crisis]
==High-Speed Rail==
The Illinois Policy Institute recently teamed up with Randall O'Toole of the [http://www.cato.org Cato Institute] to do a study about the true costs of high-speed rail in Illinois. The study, "[http://www.illinoispolicyinstitute.org/uploads/files/highspeed_brief.pdf Taking Illinoisans for a Ride: False promises of high-speed rail]"shows the real economic, environmental, and development costs of implementing high-speed rail lines in Illinois.
==Illinois Policy Institute Websites==
*[http://www.openillinois.org Open Illinois]
*[http://www.illinoispolicyinstitute.org/blog/index.asp?articlesource=459 Spontaneous Solutions]
*[http://www.tweetillinois.org Tweet Illinois]
*[http://www.illinoisopengov.org Illinois Open Government]
==Contact==
Illinois Policy Institute<br>
190 S. LaSalle Street<br>
Suite 2130<br>
Chicago, IL 60603<br>
Illinois Policy Institute<br>
802 South 2nd Street<br>
2nd Floor<br>
Springfield, IL 62704
[[Category:Think Tanks]]