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Chicago Sun-Times: Cook County judge to Rauner administration: hand over raise to home caregivers
Thousands of home caregivers employed through a state program designed to assist people with physical disabilities won a victory Tuesday after a seven-month court fight to collect a 48-cent-an-hour raise that’s been withheld under by Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration.
Cook County Judge David Atkins handed down a decision that can be summed up in two words: pay them.
Northwest Herald: Illinois House adopts Rep. David McSweeney's bill requiring disclosure of sexual harassment
The Illinois House has adopted a bill from the desk of state Rep. David McSweeney that amends the Local Records Act to require public bodies to disclose information about severance agreements tied to sexual harassment or discrimination.
The Barrington Hills Republican filed the bill after news reports that the Des Plaines Elementary School District 62 Board voted to pay then-Superintendent Floyd Williams a severance package after he was accused of sexually harassing employees.
Peoria Journal-Star: School funding cleanup bill passes Illinois Senate
State school officials said Wednesday they are still on target to start distributing additional state aid money to schools in April — money that many lawmakers thought would have been distributed by now.
They made the statement as the Illinois Senate gave final approval to a bill aimed at clearing up parts of the school funding reform law enacted last year.
Chicago Sun-Times: Emanuel cuts last-minute deal with American, clearing way for O’Hare expansion
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and American Airlines cut a deal late Wednesday to resolve the gate dispute that threatened to hold up an $8.5 billion expansion at O’Hare Airport.
On the eve of a pivotal Aviation Committee vote on new airline use agreements needed to bankroll the massive project, Emanuel agreed to speed construction of three common-use gates that can be used by any airline, including American.
WBEZ: Could Rent Control Come To The Second City?
Jonathan Projansky moved into an apartment building on East 47th Street in Chicago’s Kenwood neighborhood in 2003. He liked that he paid about $550 a month for a one-bedroom apartment.
But not long after Projansky moved in, he said rents began to double at the South Side building.
Daily Herald: $85,000 severance for Libertyville village administrator on job since 2016
Chris Clark’s short tenure as Libertyville village administrator officially ended Tuesday with the village board’s decision to part ways and authorize a settlement agreement.
Clark has been on paid administrative leave the past two weeks for unspecified reasons; his resignation became effective Wednesday. He began the job Dec. 16, 2016, replacing Kevin Bowens, who retired after 25 years.