Graphic of the Week
GRAPHIC: Food prices — especially meat — are outstripping historical inflation
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In the past 20 years, inflation on food prices was about 2% each year. Last year, it jumped.
Government
Illinois gets D+ grade in 2015 State Integrity Investigation
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The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting spent six months researching the state laws and practices in Illinois as part of the State Integrity Investigation. The State Integrity Investigation is a data-driven assessment of state laws and practices that deter corruption and promote accountability and transparency by the Center for Public Integrity and Global Integrity. This is the second time the project has run.