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State Journal-Register: Restraining order granted against DHS in case over prisoner transfers; state to appeal
A Sangamon County judge ruled that the Illinois Department of Human Servicesmust notify county jails of the placement of inmates not fit for trial in state facilities within 20 days, declaring two pandemic-era executive orders regarding inmate transfers unlawful.
Judge Karen Tharp ruled Thursday that DHS was in violation of state law mandating that it notify counties of the placement of inmates declared unfit for trial within 20 days.
The Center Square: Sales tax holidays ineffective compared to real tax reform, report says
A new report is critical of temporary sales tax holidays similar to the school supply tax holiday underway in Illinois.
For ten days, the state sales tax on school supplies drops from 6.25% to 1.25%. State officials say the tax holiday will save Illinois families $50 million.
CBS Chicago: Federal report calls out Illinois Department of Employment Security for failing to disclose data on misspending
The U.S. Department of Labor wants to know how much of your money was misspent by the State of Illinois, but the Illinois Department of Employment Security isn’t sharing that information.
Thus, IDES has again been called out by the federal government in a scathing report just released Wednesday afternoon.
FOX 32 Chicago: This is how much money you need to make per hour to afford rent in Illinois
A new report reveals the disparity between minimum wage and the cost of an average two-bedroom rental in different U.S. cities.
According to Out of Reach, in no state, metropolitan area, or county can a full-time minimum-wage worker afford a modest two-bedroom rental home, and these workers cannot afford modest one-bedroom apartments in 91% of U.S. counties.
The Center Square: Pritzker denies knowing about work comp fraud allegations
Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he doesn’t know anything other than what’s been reported by the media in the allegations of worker’s compensation fraud against a former state employee that touches his office.
This, as a lawsuit alleging Pritzker’s administration was complicit continues on appeal.