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{{move|Illinois Policy Institute}}
Th '''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
===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].
===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]
===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]
===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]
===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