Rauner vetoes bill mandating $40,000 minimum salary for teachers statewide

By Eddie Damstra

08/27/2018

Dictating teachers’ salaries from Springfield would impose a costly mandate on local school districts and expose struggling homeowners across the state to property tax hikes.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, salaries, school district consolidation, teacher salaries

Illinois General Assembly passes bill mandating $40,000 minimum salary for teachers

By Eddie Damstra

06/04/2018

A bill that would raise the minimum salary for teachers to $40,000 now awaits Gov. Bruce Rauner’s signature.

TAGS: municipal pensions, pensions

Lawmakers to homeowners: ‘You’ll get nothing and like it’

By Austin Berg

05/10/2018

In a matter of hours, Illinoisans saw bipartisan opposition to property tax relief and bipartisan support for higher property taxes.

TAGS: outmigration, Peter Breen, property taxes, Rita Mayfield, taxes, Tom Morrison

Union pay raise could force Kane County property tax hike

By Vincent Caruso

04/03/2018

As Kane County officials prepare for union contract negotiations, county taxpayers might soon be bracing for higher property taxes.

TAGS: collective bargaining, Kane County, labor, salaries, unions

House committee passes bill capping growth in administrative spending at Illinois schools

By Vincent Caruso

02/28/2018

Illinois' spending on administrative costs is among the highest in the nation, sapping scarce dollars from the classroom. But a new bill would slow the growth in these expenses and align them with taxpayers' ability to pay.

TAGS: consolidation, school district consolidation, spending cap

House bill would cap growth in sky-high administrative spending at Illinois schools

By Vincent Caruso

02/14/2018

Illinois' spending on administrative costs is among the highest in the nation, sapping scarce dollars from the classroom. But a new bill would slow the growth in these expenses and align them with taxpayers' ability to pay.

TAGS: pensions, salaries, school district consolidation

Chicago vehicle sticker price increase starts today

By Vincent Caruso

02/01/2018

The Office of the City Clerk announced that the change in prices for annual vehicle stickers would follow Consumer Price Index changes.

TAGS: Chicago, taxes, vehicle registration

80% of Cook County municipalities have opted out of minimum wage, sick leave ordinances

By Amy Korte, Marianna Schmiesing

07/31/2017

The number of Cook County municipalities that have opted out of both ordinances has climbed to 107.

TAGS: Cook County, jobs, minimum wage

More than 50 municipalities have opted out of Cook County’s minimum wage hike, sick days mandate

By Amy Korte

06/26/2017

Municipal leaders have expressed concerns about the anti-competitive, job-killing effects of Cook County’s minimum wage increases and new sick leave law and are using home rule authority to exempt their communities from the requirements.

TAGS: Cook County, jobs, minimum wage, unemployment

Chicago’s inspector general suggests unions negotiate commonsense provisions in government worker contracts

By Mailee Smith

06/07/2017

Among the inspector general’s suggestions are shortening the length of contracts, allowing subcontractors to take over more services, and keeping employee compensation in line with what taxpayers can afford.

TAGS: Chicago, Joseph Ferguson, labor, unions

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Rauner vetoes bill mandating $40,000 minimum salary for teachers statewide

Illinois General Assembly passes bill mandating $40,000 minimum salary for teachers

Lawmakers to homeowners: ‘You’ll get nothing and like it’

Union pay raise could force Kane County property tax hike

House committee passes bill capping growth in administrative spending at Illinois schools

House bill would cap growth in sky-high administrative spending at Illinois schools

Chicago vehicle sticker price increase starts today

80% of Cook County municipalities have opted out of minimum wage, sick leave ordinances

More than 50 municipalities have opted out of Cook County’s minimum wage hike, sick days mandate

Chicago’s inspector general suggests unions negotiate commonsense provisions in government worker contracts

Fighting poverty with employment: Chicago block clubs

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