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Illinois has highest ‘Home Alone’ age in nation

By Dylan Sharkey
12/21/2023
Leaving a child under 14 home alone in Illinois is illegal. That’s the highest age of any state, with only three other states making that parental decision a matter of state law.

How Illinois politicians allow government unions to rewrite state law

By Mailee Smith, Hannah Schmid
04/06/2023
No other state’s constitution or labor laws are like Illinois’ – broadly allowing government unions to override statutes simply by negotiating contrary provisions into collective bargaining agreements. Illinois may not be alone for long.