Brian Richard

Ask Jeff Dobie what Northern Illinois University means to his business, and the pub owner doesn’t hesitate with his answer. “It would be hard to...
Jam-packed restaurants and saloons on game nights. Vendors hawking their wares outside Wrigley Field. Out-of-town visitors crowding Chicago hotels. With the Chicago Cubs making an...
A Chicago casino would almost certainly bring in tax revenue that could help the city stave off a looming crisis over a massive public-pension shortfall,...
Should the Illinois minimum wage be raised? NIU economics professor Carl Campbell and Brian Richard of the NIU Center of Governmental Studies weigh in on...