AFSCME skirts legal requirements to file lawsuit against Illinois in union-friendly court

By Ted Dabrowski

12/01/2016

AFSCME’s most recent ploy is a clear demonstration of its discard for the labor process. The union isn’t interested in fair negotiations and outcomes – it is only interested in skewing the process to serve its own goals.

TAGS: AFSCME: American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees

Local worker freedom law upheld in Kentucky, making worker freedom more likely for Illinois

By Michael Lucci

11/21/2016

Illinois may soon be surrounded by Right-to-Work states.

TAGS: right to work

Judge greenlights class-action status for lawsuit over Chicago red-light- and speed-camera tickets

By Brendan Bakala

11/03/2016

The ruling could affect 1.5 million motorists.

TAGS: Chicago, red light cameras, transportation

An Illinois workers’ compensation system for the 21st century

By Mark Adams

07/15/2016

The state of Illinois has one of the oldest workers’ compensation systems in America, dating to 1911.

Illinois corruption watch: February 2016

03/07/2016

Illinoisans’ confidence in their state government is the lowest of residents of any state in the nation, and corruption stories from February 2016 don’t help.

Judge rules Chicago red-light and speed-camera tickets ‘void’

By Austin Berg

02/24/2016

Chicago is taking yet another black eye for its mishandling of a highly controversial ticketing system, which has slapped drivers with hundreds of millions of dollars in fines.

TAGS: Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, red light cameras