Matt Paprocki is the President & CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute.

He is a strong advocate for work as an avenue to escape poverty - recognizing that current anti-work government policies have made poverty more bearable without actually addressing root causes.

WATCH NOW: Today the Work and Welfare Subcommittee is in Chicago, IL to hear how work lifts Americans out of poverty. Our welfare programs should incentivize people to work as a job is the best anti-poverty program that exists. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

NEW: Footage uncovered from Chicago Ald. Byron Sigcho Lopez’s speech to extremist group Behind Enemy Lines shows the alderman encouraging groups to break the law in order to disrupt the DNC.

“We are going to call people to march on the DNC with or without permits.”

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Following the defeat of 'Bring Chicago Home,' it's really encouraging to see the mayor pursue pro-growth reforms to develop affordable housing that don't involve raising taxes.

Exactly the kind of housing solutions we've been highlighting Illinois Policy

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson deserves serious praise for the pro-growth housing and commercial development agenda released today. Great, actionable ideas. Evidence-based. Clear goals and accountability. More of this please! Very odd that it was dropped on a Friday.

when your extreme political agenda forms a labor union with your extreme illiteracy

Government worker pensions consume 20% of Illinois' budget.

It's the state's single-biggest line item.

And it's still nowhere near close to paying down its massive $142 billion in pension debt.

This is the No. 1 source of Illinois' high tax burden.

illinoispolicy.org/pensions-eat-u…

ICYMI: Chicago saw more robbery victims in 2023 than in any year of the past decade.

Arrests hit a record low.

Brandon Johnson has neither unveiled a public safety plan nor signaled interest in filling police vacancies.

illinoispolicy.org/chicagoans-suf…

The Chicago Teachers Union exists to bargain away accountability for its failures.

CPS - Chicago Public Schools' new funding formula serves the same purpose.

Not only does it fail to prioritize students.

It's designed to protect CTU's job count as enrollment falls.

illinoispolicy.org/vallas-funding…

Not an April Fool’s joke: The press corps came with questions for Mayor Brandon Johnson about CCSAO Dem nominee Eileen O’Neill Burke’s platform, ShotSpotter legislation and more, but he said he wouldn’t answer “off topics” until the end. At the end, he ducks out without answering

CPS student performance plummet since militants took over the union in 2010 despite district spending $30K per student. CTU wants billions more in higher salaries, more staff, while blocking changes to improve schools that impact its members & by denying parents school choice.

Brian Wesbury Illinois Policy That's why Pritzker got an 'F' on Cato's fiscal report card cato.org/white-paper/fi…