Red-light camera backlash gains bipartisan momentum in Springfield

By Vincent Caruso

10/15/2019

Driver headaches and corruption flow from red-light cameras. Two bills with bipartisan support would ban the traffic devices in Illinois.

TAGS: corruption, David McSweeney, Grant Wehrli, Jonathan Carroll, Margo McDermed, Mark Batinick, Martin Sandoval, red light cameras, Rita Mayfield, SafeSpeed, Sam Yingling

Lawmakers file bills barring state lawmakers from working as property tax lawyers

By Vincent Caruso

02/06/2018

A number of state and local lawmakers in Illinois practice property tax appeals litigation. But a pair of bills recently filed in the General Assembly would end their ability to benefit at the expense of taxpayers.

TAGS: Ed Burke, Grant Wehrli, Jim Oberweis, Joseph Berrios, Madigan & Getzendanner, Mike Madigan, property taxes

Bill preventing pension double dipping awaits Rauner’s signature

06/02/2017

House Bill 418 would prevent retired police officers from double dipping in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, which has placed a burden on taxpayers at the local level.

TAGS: Grant Wehrli, IMRF: Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, Michael Connelly, municipal pensions, pensions

Pathway to a Profession: How Apprenticeships Could Reshape Illinois’ Beauty Service Industry

Occupational licensing requirements present one of the steepest barriers to low-income Illinoisans starting careers in beauty services. Illinois requires anyone seeking to become a barber, cosmetologist, nail technician or hair braider to obtain a state license, essentially a permission slip to work. Unlike 45 other states, Illinois offers only one pathway to licensure for each...

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Grant Wehrli

Red-light camera backlash gains bipartisan momentum in Springfield

Lawmakers file bills barring state lawmakers from working as property tax lawyers

Bill preventing pension double dipping awaits Rauner’s signature

Pathway to a Profession: How Apprenticeships Could Reshape Illinois’ Beauty Service Industry

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Diana Graham

Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

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