Top legal scholar: Lisa Madigan is wrong on local Right-to-Work

04/28/2015

Illinois’ attorney general claims local Right-to-Work ordinances violate federal labor laws. But she’s wrong: Federal law doesn’t preempt Illinois state law on this issue.

TAGS: labor, Lisa Madigan, right to work

Chicago brutality victims pay their torturer’s pension

By Austin Berg

04/22/2015

Jon Burge draws thousands of dollars each month from a broken system.

TAGS: Jon Burge, pensions

More than $1.5M in union cash may cloud Lisa Madigan’s judgment on Right to Work

By David Giuliani

03/23/2015

While no definitive legal opinion has been issued on the merits of local Right to Work, Madigan has charged Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposal with violating federal labor law.

TAGS: Lisa Madigan, right to work

LIVESTREAM: Three state employees join Rauner in legal challenge of ‘fair share’ union fees

03/23/2015

Live today at 2:30pm. Three state workers represented by the Liberty Justice Center have taken legal action to end the collection of fair share union dues in Illinois.

TAGS: litigation

Is pension reform possible in Illinois?

03/10/2015

The plaintiffs in the SB 1 case are asking the court to do something extraordinary: to hold, in effect, that pension benefits should receive stronger protection than any other type of constitutional right.

TAGS: COLA: cost of living adjustment, Illinois Constitution, Illinois Supreme Court, IML: Illinois Municipal League, Kanerva v. Weem, Lisa Madigan, Senate Bill 1

Rosemont raises the curtain on $1M deal with Garth Brooks

By Austin Berg

02/24/2015

How village officials used public money to pad the pockets of one of the most successful artists of all time, and tried to keep it a secret.

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

By illinoispolicy

02/04/2015

Gov. Bruce Rauner's State of the State Address. February 4, 2015

Illinois Supreme Court rejects briefs from pension-reform supporters

01/23/2015

Given the importance of pension reform in Illinois, many groups wanted to weigh in.

TAGS: Illinois Supreme Court, pensions

Pensions are contracts; nothing more, nothing less

By Benjamin VanMetre

01/22/2015

Illinois Policy Institute files amicus brief in SB 1 case

TAGS: ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Constitution, Illinois Supreme Court, pensions, Senate Bill 1

Illinois Corruption Watch: December 2014

By Brian Costin

01/16/2015

The residential-center horror stories demonstrate that corruption in government often hurts the most vulnerable among us. It also shows that exposing those injustices can lead to change.

TAGS: bribery, Chicago, good government

Lisa Madigan

Top legal scholar: Lisa Madigan is wrong on local Right-to-Work

Chicago brutality victims pay their torturer’s pension

More than $1.5M in union cash may cloud Lisa Madigan’s judgment on Right to Work

LIVESTREAM: Three state employees join Rauner in legal challenge of ‘fair share’ union fees

Is pension reform possible in Illinois?

Rosemont raises the curtain on $1M deal with Garth Brooks

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

Illinois Supreme Court rejects briefs from pension-reform supporters

Pensions are contracts; nothing more, nothing less

Illinois Corruption Watch: December 2014

Chicago Forward 2026: A pro-growth plan to end city budget deficits

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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