Senate President John Cullerton set to collect $2M pension

By Austin Berg

11/27/2019

Due to a pension sweetener available only to veteran Illinois lawmakers, Cullerton’s annual pension will soon be more than he ever made from his Statehouse salary.

TAGS: Chicago, Emil Jones, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, Illinois, Illinois Senate, John Cullerton, Mike Madigan, SERS: State Employee Retirement System, Springfield, tax hikes, teacher salaries, TRS: Teachers’ Retirement System

Rauner signs bill regulating catfish sales

08/28/2017

Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a bill into law Aug. 25 imposing fines for the sale of mislabeled catfish.

TAGS: Camille Lilly, Department of Public Health, Emil Jones, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Food Drug and Cosmetic Act, Kwame Raoul, LaToya Greenwood, Melissa Conyears-Ervin, Napoleon Harris, regulations

Illinois lawmakers pass legislation to require truth-in-labeling for catfish

05/30/2017

With legislative session winding down and several items critical to taxpayers yet to be tackled, lawmakers passed a bill regulating the sale of catfish in restaurants.

TAGS: budget, Camille Lilly, Department of Public Health, Emil Jones, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Food Drug and Cosmetic Act, Kwame Raoul, LaToya Greenwood, Melissa Conyears-Ervin, Napoleon Harris, regulations

Beyond degrees: Empowering Illinoisans through career-first education

Published June 3, 2025 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The best path to empowerment and success, especially for poor people, is work. Work allows us to prosper while providing dignity, upward mobility, the means to support ourselves and create value for others. It’s how we become thriving members of our community. Central to this process is our education...

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students