A bill that has been sent to Gov. Bruce Rauner would hamstring the state in subcontracting for medical services for inmates of the Illinois Department of Corrections, compromising the state’s ability to provide the best, most cost-effective care.

TAGS: IDOC: Illinois Department of Corrections

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner signs marijuana decriminalization bill

By Bryant Jackson-Green

07/29/2016

Effective immediately, possession of up to 10 grams of marijuana in Illinois is punishable by a fine, instead of a misdemeanor with possible jail time.

TAGS: criminal justice reform, decriminalization, marijuana

Lake Zurich school district will use fingerprint IDs for student purchases

By Amy Korte

07/27/2016

Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 joins a growing number of Illinois school districts instituting biometric-information-based technology for purchases, raising concerns about privacy.

TAGS: ACLU: American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, BIPA: Biometric Information Privacy Act, Illinois Secretary of State, Jesse White, Real ID Act

Peru City Council votes to put township consolidation question on November ballot

07/27/2016

Taxpayers in Peru, Ill. will have the option this November to dissolve their township, which could eliminate waste and ease their tax burden.

TAGS: local government consolidation, property taxes

The cost of Illinois’ lawmakers

By John Klingner, Ted Dabrowski

07/26/2016

Illinois lawmakers pay themselves the fifth-highest annual lawmaker base salary in the country.

Illinois Nurses Association lobbies for HB 5104 to protect IDOC union jobs

By Mailee Smith

07/26/2016

The Illinois Nurses Association is lobbying for a bill that would force taxpayers to pay for Illinois Department of Corrections medical employees who are no longer needed and would impede the state’s ability to subcontract to improve medical services for inmates.

TAGS: AFSCME: American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, IDOC: Illinois Department of Corrections, INA: Illinois Nurses Association, unions

Illinois

Rauner vetoes SEIU-backed bills that would have cost over $100M annually

What would happen to union members, nonmember workers and the state if AFSCME strikes

Mapping a way to term limits

Economic freedom enables success after prison

HB 5104 would hinder state in subcontracting for medical care for IDOC inmates

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner signs marijuana decriminalization bill

Lake Zurich school district will use fingerprint IDs for student purchases

Peru City Council votes to put township consolidation question on November ballot

The cost of Illinois’ lawmakers

Illinois Nurses Association lobbies for HB 5104 to protect IDOC union jobs

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

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Diana Graham

Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students