We want our money back
Illinois PIRG Transparent & Accountable Government American Prospect Wednesday, March 7, 2012Amy DeanOne can understand why North Carolinians hold a grudge against Dell Computers. In 2009, the...
View Article$7 Billion Public-Private Plan in Chicago Aims to Fix Transit, Schools and Parks
Illinois PIRG Transparent & Accountable Government The New York Times Thursday, March 29, 2012John SchwartzChicago is embarking on a $7 billion plan to transform the city’s infrastructure from the...
View ArticleThe New Student Battle Cry: Don't Double My Rate!
Illinois PIRG Huffington Post Wednesday, April 25, 2012Rich WilliamsDuring a speech Tuesday at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, President Obama led students in the chant "Don't Double...
View ArticleQuestions remain on infrastructure trust
Illinois PIRG Transparent & Accountable Government Crain's Chicago Business Friday, April 27, 2012Celeste MeiffrenA few days ago, the City Council passed an ordinance to establish the Chicago...
View ArticleTribune Watchdog: Playing With Fire
CONSUMER PROTECTION Chicago Tribune Sunday, May 6, 2012Pat Callahan, Sam Roe and Michael Hawthorne Related topics Public Health Chemical companies, Big Tobacco and the toxic products in your home
View ArticleObamacare Launch: What Students Need to Know
Being young and healthy, health insurance does not seem like a first priority, especially since it can be expensive. Nevertheless, running the risk of not having insurance has always been a high one;...
View ArticleUSA Today: Young People Driving Less
U.S. Public Interest Research Group found that online and mobile technology have fundamentally changed the way Americans live and work over the past 15 years; during the same period, growth in vehicle...
View ArticleConsumer Advocates Want An End To Prescription Drug ‘Pay-For-Delay’ Deals
People in Illinois with various medical conditions have had to fork over 10 times more on average than what’s necessary for at least 20 brand name drugs, according to a report from Illinois PIRG and...
View ArticleIllinois consumers call on Jewel-Osco to label GMOs
The Rock River Times reported on the launch of Illinois PIRG Education Fund's campaign calling on Jewel-Osco to label its store-brand foods that contain GMOs.
View ArticleClose corporate tax loopholes
"Many U.S.-based multinationals, which do their business here in the U.S. using our infrastructure and educated workforce, can make profitsearned here appear on the books in offshore tax havens. This...
View ArticleGuest Column: Same-day voter registration could help curb political...
Same Day Registration (SDR) would let all citizens in Illinois register and vote at any Early Voting and Election Day polling location. Four of the five states with the highest voter turnout in 2012...
View ArticleGuest Column: Walgreens: Europe’s neighborhood drugstore?
Recent reports indicate that Walgreens, our neighborhood drugstore that’s been proudly based in Illinois for 113 years, may be changing its address to Europe to avoid paying its fair share of taxes.
View ArticleIllinois Government Transparency Advocates Urge Against Veto Override Of...
"Government transparency advocates are urging the Illinois General Assembly to opt against overriding Gov. Pat Quinn's recent veto of a bill that would "damage" the state's Freedom of Information Act...
View ArticleMadigan Files Lawsuits Against Alleged Student Debt Scammers
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed lawsuits on Monday against two companies she claims exploit people struggling to repay student loan debts.
View ArticleDoctors, health groups call for end to antibiotic abuse on factory farms
Doctors and health organizations called upon the Barack Obama administration Aug. 5 to immediately restrict the use of antibiotics on factory farms when animals are not sick. The doctors are part of a...
View ArticleStop overusing antibiotics
"Superbugs are more prevalent than ever: the CDC reported 2 million cases of antibiotic resistant infections last year, with 23,000 deaths. This is in large part because most antibiotics sold in this...
View ArticleKill the Illiana Expressway boondoggle
The well-documented decline in driving in Illinois and across the country does mean less state and federal gas-tax revenue, but does not necessitate any less support for maintaining our current...
View ArticleGuest Column: The threat of antibiotic resistance
If we want a future in which antibiotics remain a central pillar of health care, we need all animal farms to take similar action immediately. Congress and the Barack Obama administration can make this...
View ArticleSay 'no' to the Illiana Expressway (again)
Yes, that's the Illiana Expressway, one of 11 questionable projects nationwide to earn a spot on the U.S. Public Interest Research Group's just-released "boondoggle" list.
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....