Illinois

Labor & Employment CHICAGO — Teachers Union Narrows Contract Demands After eight months of increasingly tense contract negotiations, the Chicago Teachers Union has now...

ILLINOIS AROUND THE STATE Jury in Madigan corruption trial sees speaker’s clout list of recommended hires for Pritzker administration “Then-powerful House Speaker Michael Madigan...

ILLINOIS AROUND THE STATE Illinois kinship foster care bill heads back to House for concurrence “With unanimous bipartisan support, a bill that would require...

Editor’s Note: There will not be a Wednesday and Friday edition of Illinois Insights this week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. On behalf...

ILLINOIS AROUND THE STATE Dignity in Pay bill, which would abolish subminimum wage for Illinois adults with disabilities, heads to the governor’s desk “Following...

Gig Economy & Technology DETROIT — City Becomes Largest U.S. City to Accept Cryptocurrency Payments Detroit residents will have the option beginning in mid-2025...

ILLINOIS AROUND THE STATE State-funded electric vehicle chargers open in Joliet, thousands more to come “Another funding round of up to $44 million is...

ILLINOIS AROUND THE STATE Hemp, cannabis industry leaders voice opposite reactions to proposed new Illinois hemp rules following state committee meeting “Though their products...

ILLINOIS AROUND THE STATE Lawmakers confront costly choices as state workers rally for better pension benefits “At issue are concerns over reforms made to...