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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.
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.
John Tilman is the current CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute and sits on the board of the Sam Adams Alliance.
*Ryan McLaughlin, Public Affairs Counselor
*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.
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.
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 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].
*Attend Local Government meetings i.e. Village Board Meetings, Town Halls, County Board Meetings
*Attend Local Government meetings i.e. Village Board Meetings, Town Halls, County Board Meetings
Since the program’s launch in June of 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.
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.
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.
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.
[http://www.illinoispolicyinstitute.org/uploads/files/budgetsolutions2010.pdf Budget Solutions 2010]
[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.
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/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]
*[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=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=640 Charter Schools: Accountability Creates Better Choices for For Education]
*[http://www.illinoispolicyinstitute.org/news/article.asp?ArticleSource=1246 School's Out, Forever? Charter Schools and the Dropout Crisis]
*[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.
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.openillinois.org Open Illinois]
*[http://www.illinoisopengov.org Illinois Open Government]
*[http://www.illinoisopengov.org Illinois Open Government]
==Contact==
Illinois Policy Institute<br>
Illinois Policy Institute<br>