Rockford Sun

Illinois among states seen as on the precipice of a pension disaster

By Justin Stoltzfus | Jun 23, 2017

Officials in Springfield and around the country are talking about a “pension cliff” and trying to determine what will happen as large numbers of educators become fully vested in school district pension benefit systems.

Proposed tax poised to topple home builder industry, group argues

By Justin Stoltzfus | May 12, 2017

Cutting the red tape rather than wrapping the home construction industry in more regulations and taxes is the only way to keep such businesses in Illinois, Dennis Sweeney told the Rockford Sun recently.