SB 1784 would hurt workers trying to stop paying union dues or trying to learn about their options. Union leaders get greater access to them and their personal information.

TAGS: Janus v. AFSCME, Jay Hoffman, labor, unions

Illinois Senate passes bill to end clock change during daylight saving time

By Vincent Caruso

11/13/2019

Some state lawmakers are pushing a proposal to do away with the unpopular practice of changing the clock twice a year.

TAGS: Andy Manar, daylight saving time

Illinois Senate president backs bill merging police, fire pension funds

By Brad Weisenstein

11/08/2019

Illinois Senate President John Cullerton is championing a bill to merge more than 640 local police and fire pension funds into two investment pools. With lawmakers returning to Springfield for veto session, action on the bill may be near.

TAGS: consolidation, John Cullerton, municipal pensions, pension guarantee, pensions

Illinois House passes bill to make it harder for public employees to leave unions, recover fees

By Joe Tabor

10/29/2019

SB 1784 would hurt workers trying to stop paying union dues, give unions greater access to them and their personal information.

Downtown diners would pay 11.75% tax on restaurant bills under Lightfoot proposal

By Vincent Caruso

10/23/2019

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has proposed a $20 million tax on dining out to help fill the city’s $838 million budget shortfall.

TAGS: Chicago, McPier, Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, restaurant tax, sales tax, taxes

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

Architect of Illinois gas tax hike resigns committee chairmanship amid federal probe

By Vincent Caruso

10/11/2019

State Sen. Martin Sandoval has resigned as chairman of the powerful Illinois Senate Transportation Committee, weeks after federal authorities raided Sandoval’s home and offices as part of an ongoing corruption probe.

TAGS: capital bill, FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigation, gas tax, JB Pritzker, John Cullerton, Lyons, Martin Sandoval, McCook, Mike Madigan, red light cameras, SafeSpeed

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Ending dues deductions, recovering fees harder for public employees under bill passed by Illinois lawmakers

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Illinois House passes bill to make it harder for public employees to leave unions, recover fees

Downtown diners would pay 11.75% tax on restaurant bills under Lightfoot proposal

Red-light camera backlash gains bipartisan momentum in Springfield

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