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Illinois Policy doubles down on lecturing transit-friendly lawmakers about “no revenue without reform,” when that was literally their slogan
On the other hand, IPI's LyLena Estabine wrote a very solid piece on the transit bill's "People Over Parking" measure.
November 18, 2025
Star:Line Chicago, Capitol Fax (and Streetsblog?) brutally roast Illinois Policy CEO’s clueless op-ed about the transit bill
If you weren't already convinced that the Illinois Policy Institute think tank is an alarmist right-wing organization, just check out the homepage of their blog. The headlines are screaming at you in all caps. And they seem to carefully select the most unflattering screenshots possible of progressive leaders such as Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, a strategy right out of the Fox News playbook.
October 27, 2025
Right-wing Illinois Policy: Transit funding plan would hurt Prairie State residents “who don’t use CTA, Metra or Pace.” Here’s why they’re wrong.
Whether the subject is traffic safety or transit funding you can almost always count on the right-leaning Illinois Policy Institute think tank to get the story wrong when it comes to livable streets issues.
October 20, 2025
Sorry, Illinois Policy Institute, failing to properly invest in Prairie State transit would be penny-wise but pound-foolish
You can almost always count on the conservative think tank Illinois Policy Institute to be the wrong side of sustainable transportation issues.
July 29, 2025
