Amid Budget Agreement, State Workers to Get Long-Overdue Backpay
As part of the new Illinois budget, thousands and thousands of state workers will get paid for salary increases they were supposed to get as far back as 2011.
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Rauner To Consider Bill Applying Human Rights Act To Small Businesses
A measure awaiting Gov. Bruce Rauner’s signature would expand protections in the Human Rights Act to cover workers at businesses with 15 or fewer employees.
Does Rauner Support Trump Commuting Blagojevich’s 14-Year Sentence?
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner was asked Tuesday whether he would support a shorter prison sentence for Rod Blagojevich.
Addressing Trauma In Schools; Sexual Abuse At CPS; ‘Character Education’
On the 21st: How are schools across Illinois are helping students traumatized by violence? But first, we speak to reporters from the Chicago Tribune about their investigation into sexual abuse and assault within Chicago Public Schools. Plus, how is one southwestern Illinois school teaching children life lessons about character?
Illini 4000 Riders Stop At U Of I Campus During Cross-Country Trip
The Illini 4000 are 20 bicyclists who are spending the summer cycling from coast to coast, to raise money for cancer research and support groups. Some University of Illinois administrators joined the group of mostly U of I students Tuesday morning in Rockville in western Indiana, for their ride to Champaign-Urbana Illinois and the U of I’s flagship campus there.