Frank Manzo IV of the Illinois Economic Policy Institute: Illinois finally has been able to get back on its feet after years of fiscal mismanagement. Now, with record-high profits from businesses, Illinois can afford to enact policies that invest in working families and in attracting more people — more workers, more entrepreneurs, and more taxpayers — to our great state.

That’s according to the latest annual survey of school officials from the Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools, which has been conducting the survey every year since 2017.

With elected officials tacitly endorsing unlimited migration, taxpayers foot the bill for a crisis exacerbated by executive overreach and legislative dereliction. Unless accountability is restored, Illinois risks further economic strain and governance crises, perpetuating a cycle of fiscal mismanagement and political expediency at the expense of its citizens.

State Rep. Will Guzzardi, D-Chicago, introduced House Bill 4767, which would force insurance companies to apply for state approval to change rates. According to Illinois Secretary of State Alexei Giannoulias, the measure would give the Department of Insurance broad authority to regulate rate hikes.

“If we continue on the path we’re on, hopefully, we’ll have more yield and more bushels at the end of the year,” Otten said, noting that China is one of the United States’ biggest buyers and its struggle is taking a toll on prices.

There has been a vast migration out of counties that voted for Joe Biden into those counties that voted to reelect Donald Trump. Cook County among the most conspicuous examples. Fourteen other Illinois counties on the full list.