Now that the Illinois Supreme Court has kept redistricting reform, also known as "free maps," off the November ballot, Gov. Bruce Rauner said he wants the General Assembly to put it back on.
More than a year after talks between Gov. Bruce Rauner and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees were said to have reached an impasse in negotiations over the union's contract with the state which expired on June 30, 2015, all efforts to agree on new terms have been fruitless.
This week, Illinois Republican Party spokesman Steven Yaffe blasted Democrats
in the Assembly for their failure to stand up for the Independent Map Amendment ballot measure.
Recent data from the Illinois Department of Employment Security, backed by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, revealed that a dozen of the state's major metropolitan zones saw over-the-year decreases
in July unemployment.
Indiana officials are working hard to get Chicago workers to consider that move to the so-called "affordable shore," an effort that's the topic of a news feature published recently in the Chicago Tribune.
As the Illinois Teachers Retirement System recently voted to lower their expected rate of return on investments concerning their pension fund, District 110 Rep. Reggie Phillips is calling for a total shift to a 401(k) program to help ease the state’s crisis.
Policy holders who bought from an insurance co-op in Illinois remain upset and confused about the future of their care more than a month after the debt-laden company was ordered to close by insurance regulators.Read the complete story here.