We’ve all seen the stories: Employee claims a shoulder-related job injury. Employee qualifies for workers’ compensation. Employee posts photo on social media of himself hoisting a 150-pound yellow fin tuna while deep sea fishing. Employee busted.

How does this keep happening?

Cracking down on abuse within the state’s workers’ compensation system, which would lower insurance costs for employers, is part of Gov. Bruce Rauner’s so-called turnaround agenda. But he isn’t alone: Legislators on both sides of the aisle agree changes are needed.

A mild start to the winter and lower salt prices could make winter 2016 cheaper for taxpayers in Illinois.

Salt prices are down. States, cities and counties are looking at about $50 per ton of salt this year as opposed to over $60 per ton last year. That plus mild weather could save taxpayers money.

Chicago Public Schools will host two public hearings Monday on a revised annual operating budget that includes tens of millions of dollars in new expenses.

The school board approved a budget in August, but an additional round of hearings is needed because of the financial provisions in a new contract for teachers reached in October, moments before a strike deadline set by the Chicago Teachers Union. The school board will also take another budget vote.

A survey of state information technology officers found that states are making progress in protecting the mountains of data they keep, much of it personal information that is attractive to hackers.

However, the survey by the National Association of State Chief Information Officers says “the threat environment is so complex and evolving that many challenges remain.”