Branded with a number on my name

By Scott Reeder

04/13/2016

When they let me out of prison, I held my head up high. Determined I would rise above the shame. But no matter where I’m living, the black mark follows me. I’m branded with a number on my name. —Merle Haggard

TAGS: criminal justice reform, reentry

Full text: Gov. Rauner’s 2016 State of the State address

By illinoispolicy

01/27/2016

Transcript, provided by Gov. Bruce Rauner’s office, of his 2016 State of the State address, as prepared for delivery, to the General Assembly on January 27, 2016.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, State of the State

John Deere announces Illinois layoffs

By Austin Berg

11/30/2015

The Illinois stalwart is cutting hundreds of jobs in the midst of the state’s worst-in-the-Midwest manufacturing climate.

TAGS: manufacturing, unemployment

John Deere lays off 150 manufacturing workers in East Moline

By Austin Berg

08/31/2015

Insider says more manufacturing layoffs coming for the Illinois stalwart.

TAGS: Caterpillar, Hoist Liftruck, John Deere, manufacturing, Mondelez International, workers compensation

Corruption watch: March 2015

By Shawn Tonge

04/08/2015

April showers bring May flowers, but all March gave us was 53 new corruption stories in Illinois.

TAGS: good government

Allstate, other Illinois companies set to lay off more than 1,300 employees

By Hilary Gowins

07/03/2013

Allstate Corp. tops the list of Illinois companies planning layoffs, according to a June report from theIllinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, or IDCEO. The Northbrook-based insurance company is planning to lay off 348 workers from its Woodridge, Ill., location as part of a restructuring effort to reduce expenses. Under IDCEO’s Illinois Worker Adjustment and...

Quinn OKs more than $12 billion in new infrastructure spending

03/31/2013

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn announced a proposal on Wednesday to spend $12.62 billion over the next six years on transportation projects.

Illinois lawmakers want to ban dogs behind the wheel of a car

02/28/2013

Its about time we let those we elect know that we can take care of ourselves.

Dropping out of pensions

12/31/2012

State law doesnt allow for the lawmaker, who entered the upper chamber in 2008, to drop out of the system.

The waste race: grants for entertainment in Illinois

By Benjamin VanMetre

12/11/2012

Ready for a weekend of entertainment? Start by cruising around a shopping festival on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile. Then get some exercise on the eco-friendly, customized ziplines built by Shawnee Bluffs Canopy Tour Inc. in Williamson County. If that’s not enough, hit the wrestling matches at the Dual Meet Nationals in Springfield. Won’t be able to...

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Branded with a number on my name

Full text: Gov. Rauner’s 2016 State of the State address

John Deere announces Illinois layoffs

John Deere lays off 150 manufacturing workers in East Moline

Corruption watch: March 2015

Allstate, other Illinois companies set to lay off more than 1,300 employees

Quinn OKs more than $12 billion in new infrastructure spending

Illinois lawmakers want to ban dogs behind the wheel of a car

Dropping out of pensions

The waste race: grants for entertainment in Illinois

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

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