Illinois Policy Institute
| Established | 2002 |
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| Type | Nonprofit 501(c)(3) |
| 41-2057028 | |
| Focus | Expanding free-market principles in Illinois |
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Area served
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Illinois |
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CEO
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John Tillman |
| Subsidiaries | Liberty Justice Center Illinois News Network |
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Revenue (2015)
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$5,819,542 |
| Expenses (2015) | $4,971,904 |
| Slogan | Policy Changes Lives |
| Mission | "Generating public policy solutions aimed at promoting personal freedom and prosperity in Illinois." |
| Website | www |
The Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) is a non-profit think tank based in Chicago, Illinois. The institute supports limited government and free-market principles.
The Illinois Policy Institute, a public policy research organization, was founded in 2002 and has offices in Chicago and Springfield. The Institute has been described as an independent government watchdog, conservative, libertarian, free-market, and nonpartisan.
The Illinois Policy Institute is a 501(c)(3) public charity with an associated lobbying unit called the Illinois Policy Action, a 501(c)(4). The Institute also has an affiliated public-interest law firm named the Liberty Justice Center. The Illinois News Network, which employs writers to supply newspapers with articles free of charge, is a sister organization. The Illinois Policy Institute is a member of the State Policy Network. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the Institute is not required to disclose its donors.Bruce Rauner, at the time chairman of the Chicago-based private equity firm GTCR, donated $525,000 to the Institute between 2008 and 2013. He has not contributed to IPI since 2013.
The Illinois Policy Institute’s policy research covers criminal justice, cronyism, and budget and economic issues.
The Illinois Policy Institute has been active in public policy areas including supporting state spending cuts and opposing state tax increases, supporting public pension reform, and advocating for school choice including expanding charter schools. In 2010, then-Illinois State Senator James Meeks (D-Chicago) spoke at an Institute luncheon in support of proposed legislation to offer school vouchers to 42,000 Chicago Public School students. The bill advanced through the Illinois Senate but did not pass the Illinois House of Representatives.
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