Recovering from a COVID (Spending) Fever
March 15, 2023
When the state of Illinois’ 2022 fiscal year ended on June 30, 2022, the state and the nation had endured more than 27 months of
Category: Policy Spotlights
Replenish, Replace, Repair: How Illinois is Using its ARPA Aid
January 25, 2023
In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments across the United States found themselves grappling with a public health crisis while simultaneously experiencing sharp
Was Illinois Debt Disproportionately Penalized by the Market During the COVID-19 Pandemic?
January 19, 2023
For many, their perception of the world changed dramatically in March 2020. On March 13, President Donald Trump signed Proclamation 9994, declaring a national emergency
Race and Eviction During the Pandemic
October 5, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic altered almost all aspects of life, including judicial proceedings. In response to the need for social distancing to keep users of the
Why does Illinois’ Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund have a large deficit?
August 18, 2022
The economic disruption brought about by Covid and stay-at-home orders led to an unprecedented rise in unemployment and extreme fiscal stress on states’ unemployment insurance
Carbon Tax Revenues Can be Used to Help Those Who Lose
June 22, 2022
Climate change is not only causing heatwaves and sea level rise but also increasing the frequency and severity of floods, droughts, and forest wildfires. Illinois
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on State Court Proceedings
May 10, 2022
This Policy Spotlight was created through a partnership with the National Center for State Courts. The authors examine the ways COVID-19 mitigation policies affected state
Guarding all infants in sleep
November 11, 2021
The loss of a baby is an extremely traumatic event and has enduring effects that ripple out from parents to their extended families, friends, and
Women’s Housing Precarity During and Beyond COVID-19
July 29, 2021
COVID-19 has amplified gendered disparities in caregiving, work, and housing in the United States. This Policy Spotlight brings together the latest research and data to