SPRINGFIELD — The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a case Monday, Jan. 26 that sought to compel public employee unions to reimburse nonmember employees for mandatory fees which the court…
SPRINGFIELD – Nearly 40,000 state employees will receive long-awaited pay raises and many will receive back pay for raises they did not receive for the past four years under a new…
Early voting underway After a snafu, certified ballots for early voters have arrived at DeKalb County Clerk and Recorder Doug Johnson’s office. Although early voting…
A new “State Jobs” online portal published Feb. 28 by the office of Gov. Bruce Rauner, is an attempt to intimidate 38,000 state union employees during tumultuous union negotiations,…
Two primary contests in Illinois, one a Chicago Democratic State House race, the other a Springfield area Republican State Senate race, show what can be expected in the general…
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Appellate court reverses contempt citations ...
An appellate court on Wednesday, Nov. 30 reversed several contempt of court ...
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Rain, snow, sleet, and freezing rain are all potential types of winter ...
